Taylor: Xtra Heat “could change your life”
With the recent passing of Hall of Fame sprinter Xtra Heat, her co-owner Kenny Taylor remembers the joyride that was her stellar, surprising career.
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Hall of Famer Xtra Heat dies at age 24
Xtra Heat, the bargain-basement rocket ship who earned more than 400 times her $5,000 purchase price in a Hall of Fame career, has died.
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Rick Wilson’s competitive fire
Twelve years after suffering a horrific, career-ending injury, jockey Rick Wilson still misses riding, and the “chance to compete on a daily basis.”
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Year in pictures: Spring 2015
Over the next four days, we’ll look back at some of the top stories (and pictures) of 2015 with our Year in Pictures series. Today: spring 2015.
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A King walks into a Crab Feast…
At Saturday’s Maryland Racing Media Association Crab Feast, there were laughs, honors, and crabs aplenty — and a little inspiration for good measure.
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MRMA Crab Feast: a great party for a great cause
The Maryland Racing Media Association’s Crab Feast – benefiting its unique scholarship fund – will honor King Leatherbury, Xtra Heat, Not for Love, and Bruce Quade.
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Maryland-centric class enters Hall of Fame
Trainer King Leatherbury and Maryland-based runner Xtra Heat headlined a Maryland-centric class that entered the Racing Hall of Fame today.
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Hall of Fame Week: Talking with two new Hall of Famers
With Hall of Fame inductions this week, we revisit our conversation with King Leatherbury and Kenny Taylor, co-owner of Xtra Heat.
Read More Hall of Fame Week: Xtra Heat
With Hall of Fame inductions this week, we revisit the tale of inductee Xtra Heat, the speedy filly who went from $5,000 purchase to Eclipse champion.
Read More Video: Talking with two new Hall of Famers
We sat down with two new members of racing’s Hall of Fame: King Leatherbury and Xtra Heat’s co-owner Ken Taylor. We turned the camera on and let ’em roll.
Read More Odds-defying Xtra Heat “a good story from the ground up”
How Xtra Heat went from ignored to beloved to an Eclipse winner to a Hall of Famer is, says trainer John Salzman, Sr., “a good story from the ground up.”
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King Leatherbury, Xtra Heat named to Hall of Fame
A pair of Maryland legends — trainer King Leatherbury and fleet filly Xtra Heat — have been named to the national racing Hall of Fame.
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