Crab Daddy hopes to scuttle to Spectacular Bid win
The Pennsylvania-bred, Maryland-sired, Chesapeake-named Crab Daddy will look to win his second career stake in Saturday’s Spectacular Bid at Laurel Park.
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Tag: Spectacular Bid
Best horses to run at Delaware Park are…
With the offseason upon us, Mike Valiante pondered: who were the best horses to run at Delaware Park in the last 60 years? Here are his answers.
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Spectacular Bid: Three different looks
A new book about the people behind Spectacular Bid has prompted our Jennifer Kelly to dig into her library to review a trifecta of Bid books.
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Preakness Memories: Spectacular Bid, greatest to look through a bridle
Our Preakness Memories series reaches back to tell the stories of past Preakness winners. Here, 1979 and Spectacular Bid.
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Jockey Ron Franklin, 58, passes from lung cancer
Jockey Ronnie Franklin, who won two legs of the Triple Crown aboard the great Spectacular Bid, died Thursday at age 58.
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Harry Meyerhoff, owner of Spectacular Bid, passes
Maryland native Harry Meyerhoff, who campaigned Hall of Famer Spectacular Bid, passed away February 11.
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On breeding: Lessons learned
It wasn’t all wine and roses for George Rowand’s breeding operation. They bred some bad horses, too — and learned some important lessons. Part 3 of 3.
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Today in Racing History: The Bid
We debut a new (occasional) feature, Today in Racing History, with this tidbit on The Bid.
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