Sweet Soddy J Archives • The Racing Biz

Carmelina takes Gin Talking, caps big season for Reid

Frank Vespe / 2 years

5 min read

Trainer Butch Reid’s barn won almost 20 stakes this year, capped by Carmelina’s decisive win in Saturday’s Gin Talking Stakes at Laurel Park.

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Two-year-olds set for final Laurel Park stakes of 2023

Press Release / 2 years
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5 min read

Two-year-olds will take center stage for the final Laurel Park stakes of 2023, as Saturday’s Gin Talking and Heft close the stakes calendar.

Sweet Soddy J slips through to Timonium Juvenile win

Ted Black / 2 years

4 min read

Sweet Soddy J slipped through to upset the Timonium Juvenile Stakes and become the first homebred stakes winner for Lynn Cash’s Built Wright operation.

Eclipse Award winners announced for media

Charles Town: 10 stories that mattered in 2025

Charles Town: Latest jockey and trainer stats

Photo Diary: Best of 2025

Voting open for NTRA Moment of the Year

Laurel Park, Colonial reveal stakes schedules

Carmelina takes Gin Talking, caps big season for Reid

Two-year-olds set for final Laurel Park stakes of 2023

Sweet Soddy J slips through to Timonium Juvenile win

Charles Town: 10 stories that mattered.

Photo Diary: Best of 2025

Laurel Park, Colonial reveal stakes schedules

Wagering handle off sharply in December,.

PRX: Mailata romps in depleted Future.

Hazlewood and Russell romp to Laurel.