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09
Jan

Eclipse Award finalists have mid-Atlantic flavor

The Biz / 13 years
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4 min read

Several of next week’s Eclipse Award finalists have mid-Atlantic connections.

23
Dec

Blessings, counted

The Biz / 13 years
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4 min read

Racing folk like to gripe, but once in a while, it makes sense to count our blessings.

06
Nov

Retirement of Orb and other stars points to industry’s misaligned incentives

Frank Vespe / 13 years
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5 min read

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.

04
Nov

At the Breeders’ Cup, grinding, then greatness

Frank Vespe / 13 years
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3 min read

For racing fans, the Breeders’ Cup provided plenty of annoyances. And then the gates opened.

29
Oct

Dana Point finds gumption leads to gold with Wise Dan’s run

Terry Conway / 13 years
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8 min read

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.

18
Sep

Racing returns to Laurel Park, and it feels like just in time

Frank Vespe / 13 years
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4 min read

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.

11
Sep

Who let these guys vote in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll?

The Biz / 13 years
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1 min read

Two regulars of The Racing Biz voted in this week’s NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Without comment, their votes…

Spa Selections 2026: Saratoga Picks July 24

DEL: “Sharp” Irish Maxima too much in Dashing Beauty

Bill Reightler “an ambassador for Maryland racing”

PODCAST: Building from the bottom up with Stacey Viands

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs, July 23, 2026

Delaware Park picks and analysis: July 23, 2026

Eclipse Award finalists have mid-Atlantic flavor

Blessings, counted

Retirement of Orb and other stars points to industry’s misaligned incentives

At the Breeders’ Cup, grinding, then greatness

Dana Point finds gumption leads to gold with Wise Dan’s run

Racing returns to Laurel Park, and it feels like just in time

Who let these guys vote in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll?

DEL: “Sharp” Irish Maxima too much.

Bill Reightler “an ambassador for Maryland.

PODCAST: Building from the bottom up.

PODCAST: Midlantic Racing Today, July 21

Gofundme launched for injured Christian Maldonado

After audible, Irish Maxima looms in.