23 Oct 2009 8:46 PM
The 19th running of the Grade I De Francis Dash takes place at Laurel on October 24. The 2003 winner was A Huevo, whose victory is remembered here.
10 Jul 2009 2:10 PM
It has taken racing about 74 years to discover--and, surely, that's the wrong word--that scheduling races at a time convenient to fans is a way to encourage more of them to come out.
12 May 2009 7:09 PM
Magic Weisner was as unlikely as any Preakness contender could be, a scion of a modest local family with modest hopes.
27 Mar 2009 6:12 PM
To me, the surest sign of approaching spring is the debut of turf racing in the mid-Atlantic. And though yesterday dawned cold and gray and rainy, spring announced its arrival in Laurel's fifth race, a 1 1/16 mile turf test for maidens.
17 Feb 2009 1:39 PM
When True Quality snuck off to win yesterday's General George at Laurel, he not only earned his first graded stakes victory but also struck a blow for that hoary old chestnut of name type: the aspirational name.
12 Jan 2009 1:15 PM
Here's what wasn't in Sunday's Washington Post:
One word about horse racing nationally or locally. Not one word about, for example, Laurel's What a Summer Stakes, in which young filly Access Fee ran her record to four-for-four at Laurel and punched her ticket to next month's Grade II Barbara Fritchie.
10 Dec 2008 1:44 PM
It's a busy week among the bloggers of the Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance, what with important stories developing both nationally and internationally.
02 Dec 2008 11:31 AM
Ran into my pal the usher the other day at Laurel. That is, the ex-usher. Because Laurel -- besieged by nearby tracks with slots-infused purses and battling the collapsing national economy -- no longer needs ushers on normal days.
03 Nov 2008 7:44 AM
Sometime Tuesday night - or perhaps Wednesday morning - our nation will have a new president-elect. And Maryland racing will have a future. Or not.
31 Oct 2008 9:36 AM
When Frankie Dettori flyingly dismounted from Raven's Pass last Saturday, it marked, in a sense, the end of a decade-long journey for the colorful jockey. It also marked, from my perspective, another link in the chain of interconnectedness that is one of racing's signal charms.
28 Oct 2008 9:22 AM
Just checked put our pal Ted's post introducing this week of musings from the small-ownership crowd. There, to my surprise, he'd successfully pilfered a photo of me from our That's Amore Stable website. In the picture, I appear to be the living definition of fat and happy.
25 Oct 2008 10:54 AM
I thought I would take this 'quiet' day to introduce you to your TBA bloggers this week. All three run partnerships of various sizes, shapes and forms. No, this won't be a week long commercial of 'join my group', but rather views on racing from one of the many unique perspectives the TBA offers up to readers. In our case: owners.
