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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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