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

Details: Published: June 2023; Written by Joe Clancy

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.

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

Details: Published: February 2023; Written by John Piassek

(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)

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

Details: Published: May 2023; Written by Joe Clancy

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.”

Big Payoff: South Carolina-bred Swayin to and Fro adds Fritchie to success story

Details: Published: April 2023; Written by John Piassek

When the field crossed the wire for the 2022 Barbara Fritchie Stakes-G3 at Laurel Park, what odds would you have gotten that next year’s winner would be:

Magnificent Mares: racehorse mothers find their niches throughout the Mid-Atlantic

Details: Published: March 2023; Written by Joe Clancy

Big-time breeder, small-time breeder, commercial farm expecting dozens of foals, private barn with a single pregnant mare . . . no matter where it happens, the science/art of bringing Thoroughbreds into the world each year remains the same.

The Finish Line: Dale Capuano puts wraps on a 42-year training career

Details: Published: February 2023; Written by Vinnie Perrone

December 31, 2022, 3:38 p.m. Through the glass doors of Laurel Park’s clubhouse into grayness, Dale Capuano beat a mundane path made novel and profound. Beneath a blue canopy, down concrete steps, he headed for the paddock and, beyond that, a world unknown.

The Long Game: regional stallions work to find paths to success

Details: Published: January 2023; Written by Joe Clancy

Before he added to the stallion roster at Equistar Training and Breeding in Pennsylvania, Rodney Eckenrode researched pedigrees, studied conformation, weighed his options, did some math, went to Kentucky – and then got practical.

Pride of Place: Ournationonparade stands up in Classic for breeder Williamson

Details: Published: December 2022; Written by Joe Clancy

Jay Williamson remembered Parade of Colors, and liked her. The reason doesn’t matter much now, but he stopped her trainer Jamie Ness along the outside rail at Laurel Park one day in the fall of 2012.

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

Details: Published: November 2022; Written by Sean Clancy

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.

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

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

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

Big Payoff: South Carolina-bred Swayin to and Fro adds Fritchie to success story

Magnificent Mares: racehorse mothers find their niches throughout the Mid-Atlantic

The Finish Line: Dale Capuano puts wraps on a 42-year training career

The Long Game: regional stallions work to find paths to success

Pride of Place: Ournationonparade stands up in Classic for breeder Williamson

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

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