10 Years Ago: June 2013
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- Published: June 2023
- Written by Emily Stakem
Maryland-bred Tuscalee was voted into the National Racing Hall of Fame.
25 Years Ago: June 1998
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- Published: June 2023
- Written by Emily Stakem
Leading up to the 1998 Maryland Hunt Cup, the popular gray Florida Law had an unparalleled record of near misses – five starts with no falls, three seconds and a third. He caught Welter Weight in the final yards to win the 4-mile race and give fellow “near-missers” Tom Voss and jockey Joe Gillet their first tastes of Hunt Cup glory.
50 Years Ago: June 1973
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- Written by Emily Stakem
Pimlico posted new attendance and wagering records for the 98th Preakness as 61,657 people witnessed Secretariat’s greatness, exceeding the previous year’s record by 12,936.
75 Years Ago: June 1948
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- Written by Emily Stakem
Maryland’s spring racing season was hampered by poor weather (19 of 26 days during the Havre de Grace and Pimlico meets were run on off tracks), but enlivened by great performances.
10 Years Ago: May 2013
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Thoroughbred racing in Maryland was looking up with bigger purses, increased breed incentives and a 10-year cooperative agreement between horsemen and the Maryland Jockey Club.
25 Years Ago: May 1998
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- Written by Emily Stakem
Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred editor and racing historian Timothy Capps provided a retrospective of the 50th and 25th Triple Crowns anniversaries of Citation (1948) and Secretariat (1973).
50 Years Ago: May 1973
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“Oh How the Pressure Grew!” for trainer Lucien Laurin as the 60-year-old Canadian was going for his second Kentucky Derby in a row “with the chestnut wonder [perhaps] horse, Secretariat,” reported Snowden Carter.
75 Years Ago: May 1948
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- Written by Emily Stakem
The spring cross-country racing season had more entries, and more promising young riders, than had been the case for years.
The Mill Leaders
