The Austrian-born Canadian entrepreneur Frank Stronach is a real-life Horatio Alger success story. Coincidentally, Alger’s first book was titled Frank’s Campaign. Stronach is well-known in worldwide business circles and the mere mention of his name can provoke controversy. Depending on who is doing the evaluating, opinions about Stronach’s contributions to Thoroughbred racing can be as different as [...]

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Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and is one of two Thoroughbred horse-racing tracks in the state, the other being Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in Chester. The Charles Town track is about 63 miles from Washington, DC and is proximate to both the Maryland and Virginia borders. [...]

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“You can use it, but not abuse it. I don’t like to use the stick too much. You never know how the horse will react. Some of them don’t like it. Some resent it. Some stop running.” Jerry Bailey, Hall of Fame retired jockey Saturday, a friend and I were watching on television as Cape [...]

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