Roanan Goddess returns to main track for Weather Vane
Roanan Goddess, a two-time stakes winner on dirt, returns to that surface in Sunday’s Weather Vane at Laurel Park.
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Speed the key to success in Colonial Downs dirt stakes
The Colonial Downs dirt course was lightning fast Sunday, which played to the strengths of a pair of stakes winners in Arlington Million undercard races.
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Hard knocker Morning Matcha readies for DelCap shot
Trainer Butch Reid grew up going to Delaware Park, and he’s hoping to see his hard knocking mare Morning Matcha win that track’s biggest race.
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Butch Reid: “Definitely special” to take Preakness swing
Trainer Butch Reid has runners in five Pimlico stakes this weekend, and the U-Maryland grad says it’s special to have his first Preakness starter.
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Uncle Heavy posts final pre-Preakness move
Grade 3 Withers winner posted a sharp half-mile workout at his Parx Racing base Saturday in his final move in preparation for the May 18 Preakness.
Read More Uncle Heavy to run in G1 Preakness
Grade 3 Withers Stakes winner Uncle Heavy will run in the May 18 Preakness, trainer Butch Reid told Pimlico officials.
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Locals ready for try at G3 Barbara Fritchie Stakes
Six of the nine runners in Saturday’s Grade 3 Barbara Fritchie Stakes are based in Maryland or Pennsylvania, as locals take a swing at a big prize.
Read More Trainer Butch Reid looking to build on “a heck of a year”
Trainer Butch Reid had a career year in 2023. With a horse on the Triple Crown trail and another nearing $1 million in earnings, 2023 could be better still.
Read More Midlantic flavor to Triple Crown nominations
The Triple Crown nominations released earlier this week include a half-dozen horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic and a larger number based here.
Read More PA-bred Uncle Heavy rallies to Withers upset
Pennsylvania-bred Uncle Heavy rallied to post an upset in the Grade 3 Withers and earn 20 points on the Kentucky Derby trail.
Read More Carmelina takes Gin Talking, caps big season for Reid
Trainer Butch Reid’s barn won almost 20 stakes this year, capped by Carmelina’s decisive win in Saturday’s Gin Talking Stakes at Laurel Park.
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Carmelina looks to carry form to grass in Selima
Keswick Stakes winner Carmelina hasn’t done much wrong on dirt. In today’s Selima at Laurel Park, she’ll try to transfer that form to the grass.
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