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Fair Hill. Depending on who you talk to, the two words mean many things – a Thoroughbred training center, a 5,800-acre state park, a nature center, mountain biking, the Cecil County Fair (demolition derby, anyone?), an epic winter trail-running race called Phunt, sledding to die (or at least get sent to the emergency room) for, … Read more

Chad Summers never lost faith or belief in Napoleon Solo. Summers stuck by his decision to eschew the big money and prestige – along with a chance for a championship – in last year’s Breeders’ Cup. He stayed true this winter in South Florida and again back home in New York even while the gray … Read more

The hosts sold 4,800 tickets to this year’s Preakness at Laurel Park, but there might be more people at trainer Anthony Farrior’s backstretch party – Barn 1; bring a donation – if local horse Taj Mahal gets the job done in the $2 million Grade 1 Saturday. Undefeated in three starts over the track, the son … Read more

Maryland’s day in the spotlight, with a twist of course. The Preakness Stakes goes down for the 151st time Saturday, for this edition down the interstate a bit to Laurel Park while the newly imagined Pimlico Race Course undergoes a rebuild.  The day looks very familiar to recent Preakness Days, thanks to a stakes-heavy card … Read more

You going to the Preakness at Laurel? That sounds a little like going to the beach in Kansas, but this is the world we live in. In case you didn’t get lucky and get tickets – 4,800 is the attendance cap – you can head north to the Philadelphia suburbs for jump racing at the … Read more

Triple Crown season rolls north this week for all the traditions of Maryland, with a twist of course. Nobody will say Hi Ho Pimlico this year, with the action shifting to Laurel Park during the ongoing construction project in Baltimore. Black-Eyed Susan Day kicks things into gear with a strong stakes-heavy card on tap led … Read more

Call Corona de Oro a Preakness Stakes longshot if you want – he is 30-1 on the morning line – but he’s been beating odds since his first breaths. Shortly after foaling the bay colt at Timber Town Stable in Lexington, Ky., his dam Lemon de Oro hemorrhaged. Rushed to a clinic with her newborn, … Read more

Rhetorical earned New York-bred Horse of the Year honors and led a haul for his breeders Mallory and Karen Mort Monday evening during the New York Thoroughbred Breeders’ Inc.’s Annual Awards Ceremony at the Hall of Springs at the Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs. Bred by the Morts and campaigned by Gary Barber, … Read more

Any weekend plans? While flat racing takes a breath, barely, after the Kentucky Derby and before the Preakness (calm down, everybody), jump racing heads to its biggest weekend of the spring season with Saturday stops at the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville (with $730,000 in purses up for grabs) and the Willowdale Steeplechase closer to home … Read more

CODY’S WISH: A Boy, a Racehorse and a Fight for Life tells the story of the inexplicable, yet undeniable bond between Cody Dorman and Cody’s Wish. Written by The Saratoga Special’s Paul Halloran, the book highlights the myriad of medical maladies Cody faced – with the support of his parents, younger sister, Kylie, and a … Read more