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Eclipse Award finalists have mid-Atlantic flavor
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The Biz / 12 years
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Several of next week’s Eclipse Award finalists have mid-Atlantic connections.
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Dec
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Blessings, counted
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The Biz / 12 years
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Racing folk like to gripe, but once in a while, it makes sense to count our blessings.
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Nov
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Retirement of Orb and other stars points to industry’s misaligned incentives
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Frank Vespe / 12 years
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Orb, Oxbow, and Verrazano — three of racing’s biggest stars this year — are all now retired. That’s because of a business model with misaligned incentives.
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Nov
Nov
At the Breeders’ Cup, grinding, then greatness
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Frank Vespe / 12 years
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For racing fans, the Breeders’ Cup provided plenty of annoyances. And then the gates opened.
29
Oct
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Dana Point finds gumption leads to gold with Wise Dan’s run
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Terry Conway / 12 years
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Nobody gave Gayle Gerth much credit for bringing Wiseman’s Ferry to her Dana Point Farm in Pennsylvania. Then Wise Dan started winning, and everything changed.
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Sep
Sep
Racing returns to Laurel Park, and it feels like just in time
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Frank Vespe / 12 years
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After 103 days, racing is set to return to Maryland’s Laurel Park. And for the state’s horsemen, that means optimism is in season.
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Sep
Sep
Who let these guys vote in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll?
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The Biz / 12 years
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Two regulars of The Racing Biz voted in this week’s NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Without comment, their votes…