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This year, I have had the privilege of working for Frank Vespe of @TheRacingBiz to write BackTracks for his site, which focuses on the mid-Atlantic. I hope you will visit the site & learn more abt the great racing in VA, MD, NJ, DE, PA, & WV. I hope you enjoy these BackTracks!
Before Riva and Secretariat, Meadow Stud bred other champions. Meet Cicada! @TheRacingBiz https://www.theracingbiz.com/2020/01/21/backtracks-meadow-studs-cicada/
Genuine Risk might have won the @KentuckyDerby in 1980, but the year featured other fabulous fillies, including Love Sign. More at @TheRacingBiz https://www.theracingbiz.com/2020/02/19/backtracks-love-sign-fabulous-fillies-1977/
Cavalcade, a NJ-bred champion, had a historic owner, Isabel Dodge Sloan, the first woman to head the owner's list in the United States. In winning the @KentuckyDerby, Cavalcade beat Discovery, one of the era's best horses. More @TheRacingBiz! https://www.theracingbiz.com/2020/03/23/backtracks-cavalcade-isabel-dodge-sloane/
As we continue to deal w/ this pandemic, @TheRacingBiz harkens back to another pandemic & its affect on mid-Atlantic racing a century ago. https://www.theracingbiz.com/2020/04/02/backtracks-racing-spanish-flu/
MD-bred Gallorette took on the boys more than she raced w/in her own division, sparking a rivalry w/ the great Stymie. Read more abt this grand filly @TheRacingBiz https://www.theracingbiz.com/2020/06/03/backtracks-gallorette-takes-boys/
When Riva Ridge won the Derby in 1972, the Triple Crown seemed an almost-foregone conclusion. Then, Riva met a muddy track at @PimlicoRC & a MD-bred mudder named Bee Bee Bee. More @TheRacingBiz! https://www.theracingbiz.com/2020/06/18/backtracks-bee-bee-bee-spoils-party/
Ral Parr had a classic winner in the year of Man o' War, but his impact on mid-Atlantic racing stretches beyond Paul Jones's Derby win. Learn more @TheRacingBiz https://www.theracingbiz.com/2020/07/20/backtracks-ral-parr-changing-times/
