Boyce and Abbott score one for the little guys on Virginia Derby day
The big guys did fine on Virginia Derby day, but the Virginia Oaks belonged to a first-time stake winner and first-time graded stake winner.
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Author: Frank Vespe
Extended Timonium meet should present challenges, opportunities
Maryland’s horsemen have voted to spend $600,000 to add three days of live racing to the Timonium meet this summer. Only time — and field size, and handle, and attendance — will tell if it was a wise decision.
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Three VTA directors resign over Petty firing process
The firing of longtime executive director Glenn Petty continued to roil the Virginia Thoroughbred Association (VTA) this week, and three directors resigned in protest of what they claim was a deeply flawed process.
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Pimlico meet points way to future growth, Tom Chuckas hopes
Getting new fans to an old sport conducted in an old facility — Pimlico — is a challenge Tom Chuckas faces every spring. Fortunately, an old race, the Preakness, gives him a head start.
Read More Frank Carulli knows his sources
Linemaker and on-air handicapper Frank Carulli’s leaving with laughter as he heads for Las Vegas after a dozen years at Laurel and Pimlico.
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