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Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: August 22
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John Piassek / 3 years
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- 4 min read
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
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Gigante carries on Backer breeding legacy
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Nick Hahn / 3 years
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- 9 min read
Virginia-bred Secretariat Stakes winner Gigante is the product of multiple generations of Bill and Ann Backer’s breeding operation over more than 30 years.
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Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: August 14
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John Piassek / 3 years
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- 4 min read
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12
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“Full circle” on Arlington Million day at Colonial Downs
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Frank Vespe / 3 years
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- 5 min read
The racing gods smiled on Colonial Downs Arlington Million day: The Secretariat statue and a Tweedy were there, and a Va-bred won the G2 Secretariat Stakes.
12
Aug
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Nagirroc, Never Explain hoping to be on the record
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Nick Hahn / 3 years
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- 6 min read
Nagirroc and Never Explain set Pimlico course records May 20. Repeat efforts would make them winners in the Secretariat and Arlington Million Saturday.
10
Aug
Aug
Testy group seeks Breeders’ Cup berth in Beverly D.
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Press Release / 3 years
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- 3 min read
Colonial Downs will host its first Grade 1 races, including the “win and you’re in” Beverly D., which grants the winner a berth in the Filly and Mare Turf.
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Aug
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Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: August 7
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John Piassek / 3 years
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- 4 min read
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
06
Aug
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Carmelina, Going Up score in Colonial Downs stakes
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Press Release / 3 years
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- 4 min read
A pair of Pennsylvania-breds, Carmelina and Going Up, scored in Colonial Downs two-year-old stakes Saturday, with the latter especially impressive.
05
Aug
Aug
Colonial Downs-Arlington Park connection lives on
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Nick Hahn / 3 years
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- 6 min read
The Grand Slam of Grass once connected Colonial Downs and Arlington Park. With the Secretariat Stakes now moved to Colonial, the connection lives on.
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Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: July 31
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John Piassek / 3 years
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- 5 min read
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…