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Past The Wire Search February 18, 2021 There was some chatter on Twitter last week about Orb, the ten-year-old son of established sire Malibu Moon, heading to Uruguay, South America, to stand for the 2021 Summer season. While this has not been confirmed and a call to Claiborne Farm received a response of “we have no comment or information at this time,” there was one compelling Tweet. Hector Garcia, Communicator #MundoTurf on La Tele, Sport 890 and Ovación Tweeted: “The agreement was signed on the date for the arrival of the stallion Orb to Uruguay in a joint effort of ...

Share Ack Ack is too good in America’s richest race of 1971, the $175,000 Hollywood Gold Cup. Photo: Keeneland Library His name is all but forgotten, marginalized after half a century’s worth of racing lore. The most important people in his life are long dead. Painting him with the colors of the modern Thoroughbred palette is impossible. He was a freak, a dinosaur, the kind of creature that flew through children’s dreams, and for a glorious seven months of 1971, he was almost too good to be true. His name was Ack Ack. There have been 50 years of Eclipse Awards history since the repre...

Sponsored by: Harper's First Ride and Angel Cruz winning the Grade 3 Pimlico Special MCA Racing Stable's Harpers First Ride, a four-time stakes winner in 2020 including the historic Pimlico Special (G3), is set to launch his 5-year-old season in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) Saturday, Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park. Based at Laurel Park with trainer Claudio Gonzalez, Harpers First Ride was among the invitees to the 1 1/8-mile Pegasus for 4-year-olds and up, being held for the fifth consecutive year. Also on the list is another Maryland-bred, 2020 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) winner K...

Pimlico Special Winner Harpers First Ride Aiming To Close Out 2020 With Native Dancer Win Sponsored by: Harper's First Ride and Angel Cruz winning the Grade 3 Pimlico Special MCA Racing Stable's Harpers First Ride, winner of the historic Pimlico Special (Grade 3) over Preakness (G1) weekend in October, will get one more chance to add to what has been a spectacular season in the $100,000 Native Dancer Saturday, Dec. 26 at Laurel Park. The 53 rd running of the 1 1/8 mile Native Dancer, first held at old Bowie Race Course in 1966, is among three stakes for 3-year-olds and up on the und...