Manny Franco’s magnificent seven
Jockey Manny Franco’s talents were on full display Saturday at Colonial Downs, as he won seven races and nearly swept the track’s six stakes.
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Tag: Jonathan Thomas
Twirling Point, Dettori score in Jersey Derby
Fresh off two stakes wins at Penn National, jockey Frankie Dettori went to Monmouth Park to win the Jersey Derby aboard Twirling Point.
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Born Dapper scores in off-the-turf Selima
With the Selima Stakes taken off the turf, Born Dapper didn’t miss a beat, cruising to a 3-length win for her first in stakes company.
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Jonathan Thomas hoping for Delight-ful Selima
Trainer Jonathan Thomas is scheduled to send out a pair in Saturday’s Selima Stakes at Laurel Park, including morning line favorite Delight.
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Bandbox colt named champion of MHBA yearling show
In the 88th annual Maryland Horse Breeders’ Association (MHBA) yearling show, a Bandbox colt, a Hillwood Stable homebred, took top honors.
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Jonathan Thomas to judge MHBA yearling show
The 88th annual Maryland Horse Breeders’ Association (MHBA) Yearling Show will take place July 24, and this year trainer Jonathan Thomas will judge.
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Fuerteventura scores in Jersey Derby
The Jonathan Thomas-trained Fuerteventura won his third straight contest in Sunday’s Jersey Derby at Monmouth Park.
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Busy Saturday upcoming on Off to the Races Radio
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves Feb. 26 with an hourlong program focused on Thoroughbred racing in breeding in the Mid-Atlantic and everywhere.
Read More Off to the Races Radio set for Saturday return
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves Feb. 12 with a lively hourlong program featuring guests Sabrina Moore and Jonathan Thomas.
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For some, Virginia Derby a homecoming of sorts
Tuesday’s Virginia Derby represents, for different reasons, a kind of homecoming for three trainers – and among the most intriguing runnings of this race.
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Wootton Asset taking swing in Bald Eagle
Grade 3-placed Wootton Asset will aim for his first stakes victory in Saturday’s 12-furlong Bald Eagle Derby at Pimlico.
Read More Meyocks, Belmont talk on Off to the Races Radio
Off to the Races Radio returns to the air May 29 with a show featuring trainer Jonathan Thomas and Leon Nichols of the Project to Preserve African-American Turf History.
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