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The Comeback Kid: Withoutmoreado captures timber classic for Naylor, Neilson

When Without­more­ado (Ire) arrived in trainer Kathy Neilson’s barn from Ireland in 2019, the 5-year-old made a strong first impression –  natural jumper, quick learner, gears, all of it. The runaway winner of an English point-to-point and £60,000 purchase by owner Irv Naylor at the Tattersalls April Cheltenham sale made his American debut at Shawan Downs that September.

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Brewing up a win: Coffeewithchris rides Maryland roots to stakes success

(Editor's note: Maryland-bred Coffeewithchris was profiled in the February 2023 issue of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred. John Piassek took a closer look at his deep Maryland roots and his local connections. Coffeewithchris will compete in Saturday's Preakness Stakes-G1 at Pimlico, as he looks to become the first Maryland-bred to win the Preakness since Deputed Testamony in 1983. In preparation for his Preakness bid, his story is reprinted here)

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A moving Preakness: Secretariat's 50-year-old win will always carry weight

In front of the Pimlico Race Course starting gate parked across the track, seven guys in caution-tape yellow windbreakers huddle around an older man in a yellow-and-black plaid sports jacket. Just beyond them, on the other side of the gate, six horses finish warming up. Down the stretch, broadcaster Jack Whitaker takes his cue from co-host Frank Wright and says, “The weather is perfect and we’re just waiting for a fine horse race.” 

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Jump the Shark: Irish raider wins Grand National in a romp

Guy Torsilieri met John “Shark” Hanlon at the Far Hills finish line Oct. 15, minutes after Hanlon’s Hewick (Ire) dominated the richest United States steeplechase of the year. In the midst of an Irish scrum, an Italian from New Jersey asked a question of an Irishman from Kilkenny.
 

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