Category: Top Stories

Top Midlantic-bred Poll: PA-breds to the front

by Press Release | Nov 23, 2023 | Breaking, Racing, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

A brand-new Top Midlantic-bred Poll is out, and the top three, as well as four of the top seven, are Pennsylvania-breds.

On Jonathan Sheppard

by Frank Vespe | Aug 29, 2023 | Breaking, Features, PA Racing, Pennsylvania, Top Stories | 4 |

Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard passed away over the weekend. This piece is republished from 2021, when he had announced his retirement.

Top Midlantic-bred Poll: Clear at the top

by Press Release | Aug 8, 2023 | Breaking, Racing, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

With a brand-new Top Midlantic-bred Poll out, the leaders of the 3yo and older horse divisions – Angel of Empire and Caravel – are both unanimous.

Top Midlantic-bred Poll: How’d they fare?

by Press Release | Jun 13, 2023 | Breaking, Racing, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

With a brand-new Top Midlantic-bred Poll out, three horses were in action this past weekend in big races at Belmont Park. Who, and how’d they fare?

BackTracks: Smarty Jones’s magical ride

by Jennifer Kelly | Apr 20, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, PA Breeding, Pennsylvania, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

In a new BackTracks: PA-bred Smarty Jones was a serious racehorse, but there was more to his popularity than that.

The best Federico Tesio Stakes winners are…

by Frank Vespe | Apr 15, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Other, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories | 0 |

Today’s Federico Tesio Stakes is a “win and in” for the Preakness. Here are the best Tesio winners, rated by their Preakness finishes.

Top Midlantic-bred Poll: Angel of Empire leads

by Press Release | Apr 14, 2023 | Breaking, Racing, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

In the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2023, PA-bred Angel of Empire was as dominant a winner as he was in the G1 Arkansas Derby.

BackTracks: Missy’s Mirage “got the job done”

by Jennifer Kelly | Mar 22, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, New Jersey, NJ Racing, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

In a new BackTracks: NJ-bred Missy’s Mirage became one of trainer Allen Jerkens’ favorites, a gray filly who “got the job done.”

BackTracks: Little Bold John’s “heart of a lion”

by Jennifer Kelly | Feb 17, 2023 | Breaking, Features, Maryland, MD Breeding, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

In a new BackTracks: blue-collar millionaire Little Bold John was ornery, determined, and counted the General George among his 25 stakes wins.

BackTracks: Star de Naskra “really something”

by Jennifer Kelly | Jan 27, 2023 | Breaking, Features, Maryland, MD Breeding, Regionwide, Top Stories | 1 |

In a new BackTracks: Maryland-bred Star de Naskra gave owner-breeder Jiggs Lancaster his first stakes winner in a long career — and then a whole lot more.

BackTracks: Giant killer J. O. Tobin

by Jennifer Kelly | Dec 20, 2022 | Breaking, Features, Maryland, MD Breeding, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

Maryland-bred J. O. Tobin was the first runner to defeat the immortal Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and became a champion in both England and America.