The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale for two-year-olds in training is Monday May 20th and Tuesday May 21st at Timonium, Maryland. Hips 1-300 are available Monday and Hips 301-600 are available on Tuesday. Listed below are Virginia-Bred and Virginia-Certified horses for sale Tuesday.

Hip 340- Va-bred filly by Midshipman out of Officer Pepper, went in 10.1 Consigned by Cary Frommer Bred by Daybreak Stables

Hip # 402- Va-Certified filly by Giant’s Causeway out of Quick Call, went in 10.3. Consignor: Eddie Woods.… Continue reading →

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale for two-year-olds in training is Monday May 20th and Tuesday May 21st at Timonium, Maryland. Hips 1-300 are available Monday and Hips 301-600 are available on Tuesday. Listed below are Virginia-Bred and Virginia-Certified horses for sale Monday.

Hip 20- VA-bred filly by Fast Anna out of Amy’s Gold, went in 11.2 Consigned by Pelican State Thoroughbreds Bred by Chance Farm

Hip #28- VA-Certified filly by Shakin It Up out of Appealing Jewel, went in 10.4 Consignor:… Continue reading →

Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training catalogue now online

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 600 entries for its Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, to be held on Monday and Tuesday, May 20-21, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland. 

“We will have a barn area full of two-year-olds once again next month in Timonium,” said Midlantic Sales Director Paget Bennett.  “Successful results in the sales ring and on the racetrack continue to improve the profile of this sale each year.  Our consignors have… Continue reading →

Congratulations to Virginia horse owner Douglas Daniels, whose three-year-old gelding Shelly Island kicked off Preakness day festivities at Pimlico with a big win the first race!

The son of Caleb’s Posse was best in a $37,000 maiden claiming event that featured 13 horses. Shelly Island was in eighth at the 3/8ths mark, moved to fifth at the top of the stretch,… Continue reading →

The following appeared in The Paulick Report on May 16th. Trainer Jonathan Thomas, a Virginia native and son of Virginia Equine Alliance Track Superintendent John Dale Thomas, will send his star horse Catholic Boy out in Saturday’s Grade 2 Dixie Stakes at Pimlico. The race is part of a stellar undercard on Preakness Day.

It has taken more than six months but Catholic Boy, a Grade 1 winner on both dirt and turf, will make his seasonal debut as he… Continue reading →

With two Colonial Downs – Rosie’s Gaming Emporium sites up and running in New Kent and Vinton and two more planned to open this year in Richmond (June) and Hampton (fall), the Virginia horse racing industry continues its rebirth in grand fashion. 

The recent Kentucky Derby Day festivities at Rosie’s New Kent and the four VA-Horseplay OTBs only reinforced the direction where the industry is headed. The New Kent facility, which held an official grand opening celebration on May… Continue reading →

The following appeared in The Paulick Report May 14th.

It was a hundred years ago that Sir Barton became the first horse to sweep what would become to be known as the Triple Crown.

A small colt, Sir Barton won the Kentucky Derby (G1) in his first start as a 3-year-old, and then the Preakness Stakes (G1), Withers and Belmont Stakes (G1). After being named Horse of the Year in 1919 and racing through November of 1920 – and getting… Continue reading →

VTA member and former VRC chairman Robin Williams celebrated her award-winning novel, "The Key to the Quarter Pole" in April with a crowd of more than 125 horsemen and friends at the Deep Run Hunt Club. Continue reading →

Congratulations to eight Virginia-Certified horses who won a race in the Mid Atlantic region the first week of May! The respective victories provided their owners with a 25% bonus.

Questionoftheday is a 3-year-old The Factor filly that is owned/bred by Larry Johnson and trained by Mike Trombetta. She captured a $35,000 allowance at Laurel on May 3rd. The Maryland-bred spent her six month Virginia residency at… Continue reading →

Congratulations to Lady Olivia Northcliff’s 5-year-old gelding Accountable, who captured Saturday’s 1 1/4 miles, $35,000 Virginia-Bred, Sired or Certified Flat Race at Great Meadow.

The Carla Morgan trainee prevailed in a nail biter as he battled a stubborn Balistes through the final turn and entire stretch in the afternoon’s last race on Gold Cup Day. Accountable raced in second through the first mile behind Dragonthorn Steed but when the frontrunner tired, Lady Olivia’s 5-year-old Cosa Vera gelding took over and… Continue reading →