Author: Frank Vespe

QuickTake: Aged, but not infirm

Posted by Frank Vespe | Jan 29, 2015 | Breaking, Opinion, Regionwide, Top Stories |

At an age when most horses are on to their next careers, five 11-year-old mid-Atlantic runners added to their win totals in 2014.

Horse racing movies for a snowy day

Posted by Frank Vespe | Jan 27, 2015 | Breaking, Regionwide, Top Stories |

With snow on the ground and no mid-Atlantic racing on the agenda, what’s a racing fan to do? Here are three (plus one) movies to get you through the day.

MJC’s Mike Gathagan to leave post

Posted by Frank Vespe | Jan 24, 2015 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business |

Mike Gathagan, the communications chief at Laurel and Pimlico for 14 years, has resigned.

QuickTake: NYRA’s predicament and the Preakness

Posted by Frank Vespe | Jan 23, 2015 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Opinion, Top Stories |

NYRA’s response to recent breakdowns at Aqueduct won’t likely solve the problem – but does call attention to an unintended irony and, oddly, the Preakness.