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For one retired Thoroughbred, a long and winding road home
Sometimes all it takes to find a soft landing for a racehorse is a little — well, a lot — of persistence. Teresa Genaro tells the story of one such retired Thoroughbred.
Back to the Winners’ Circle for this retired Thoroughbred
Plenty of good racing news doesn’t make it into the public eye. But one group in Maryland is doing what it can to promote the retraining of Thoroughbreds for other disciplines, and Richard Hackerman reports that they’re making a difference — they did to him.
Orb’s “Maryland story” a tale of validation
“I couldn’t stand up. I had to sit down,” said Mike Pons after Orb’s Kentucky Derby win. To understand why, you have to start at the beginning.
Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Inductees: Cigar and Elkridge
Cigar and Elkridge are this evening’s featured inductees into the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame.
Preakness Update, Wednesday p.m.
Wednesday’s been fairly quiet in Preakness-land, with the most exciting news being that nominations are up for the 16 other stakes that will run that weekend at Old Hilltop.
LookBack: Celeb announcers struggle in amusing ways, and more
A peek back at how some of last week’s stories played out: celebrity announcers labor over racetrack geography, Midlantic-breds outrun their odds, and more!
Midlantic horses make a splash in Louisville
A couple of Pennsylvania-bred longshots and a Maryland-bred favorite added up to a productive weekend for mid-Atlantic-breds in Louisville this Derby weekend. Ted Black has the scoop.
Atlantic City Race Course: “Boutiqueiest” meet ends on up note
Atlantic City Race Course recently finished its strongest meet in years. But, Teresa Genaro wonders, what does the future hold for the track?
Decision may be move toward program to boost Maryland horse breeding
With recent actions, Maryland is moving towards enhanced purses for state-breds — but hurdles remain.
Remembering Colonial Affair
Twenty years ago, Virginia-bred Colonial Affair and rider Julie Krone made history together by winning the Belmont. The son of Pleasant Colony — the most recent Virginia-bred to win a Triple Crown race — died on April 23, and Nick Hahn spoke with his connections.
