Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred

Celebrate the first day of spring by reading the March edition of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred! The cover features the region's first foal born on January 1 at the Eckenrode family's Equistar Breeding and Training Center. Inside, read all about the hard work that keeps winter training venues open, Book'em Danno's 2025 Eclipse for champion male sprinter, Cool Jet's  2025 Eclipse Award as champion steeplechaser and Longtime Maryland racing fixture and Hall of Fame trainer King T. Leatherbury's impact.

Our February issue of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred is in the mail! The cover story features a look back at the stars of 2025, where they are now, and where they are headed in 2026.  Lots more in this issue, too!

Mindframe has been named the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred/The Racing Biz Top Midlantic-bred of 2025 after a season that included two Grade 1 wins, three graded stakes victories, and $1.4 million+ in earnings. The #MDBred son of Constitution will stand at Claiborne Farm in KY.

The Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred was well represented at the 2025 Media Eclipse Awards as our editor, Joe Clancy, earned an honorable mention in the News/Enterprise category for his "Journalism Writes a Masterpiece in Preakness Thriller," which appeared in our July/August magazine. Two-time Eclipse Award winner Scott Serio also earned an honorable mention in the photography category for his "Floating in the Fog," which also appeared in our July/August edition. Congratulations to Joe and Scott!

Looking for the perfect read to bundle up with this winter? The 2025 November edition of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred is out now, featuring coverage of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale, Shamrock Farm’s lasting impact, the late Bill Hartwell’s enduring legacy, and much more. Pick up your copy today!

Our 2025 October edition is here! It's a big issue, brimming with lots of great stories, especially looking back at memorable Maryland Millions as the event celebrates its 40th anniversary. Be in the lookout for copies in the mail!

Look out for our September issue of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred! It's a big issue, brimming with lots of great stories, especially remembering D.Wayne Lukas' ties to our region. Our cover and lead story is Journalism racking up another Grade 1 in the Haskell at Monmouth Park.

We LOVED your responses and want more! As we count down to the 40th Jim McKay Maryland Million, we’re collecting the Top 40 Moments. Share your favorite memory with #MDMillion40 and it could be featured!

As we gear up for the 40th running of Maryland Million Day, we want to hear from YOU!  We’re collecting the Top 40 Moments from fans, horsemen, and racing lovers alike; yours could be featured! 🐎💥 Drop your memories in the comments or tag us in your posts using #MDMillion40.

Love memories like this…8 years ago, my first story written for @MidAtlanticTB after completing the Maryland Thoroughbred Career Program. It turned into a job with the @MarylandTB that laid the foundation for my career in this industry. Time flies when you do what you love! ❤️

Don’t miss out our combined July/August edition of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred looking back at a Preakness weekend to remember, a record-setting Fasig-Tipton Midlantic week at Timonium and much more!

The June edition of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred is now available. As this issue went to press, we received exciting news—Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred has been named the 2024 Equine Media Awards General Excellence Overall Winner by American Horse Publications. We’ll have more on that in the next issue. In the meantime, don’t miss our latest edition. This month’s magazine is our annual steeplechase issue, featuring coverage of Maryland’s Big Three timber races and more. On the cover, Maryland-bred Road to Oz flies over the 13th fence in the Maryland Hunt Cup. Inside this issue: – Road to Oz rallies to win the Maryland Hunt Cup for Dan Baker and Mark Beecher – Wrestlingwithrae takes the Grand National after placing at My Lady’s Manor – Bogey’s Image captures My Lady’s Manor for trainer Joe Davies – A Maryland-bred Maxfield colt goes international with a seven-figure sale to Godolphin – Graham Watters’ wild few weeks include a historic win, hospital stay, and Virginia Gold Cup comeback – Fore Harp continues the legacy of sire Weigelia in the King T. Leatherbury Stakes Read the full digital edition now. Members have full access.

The Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred won multiple awards this past weekend at the American Horse Publications Conference including General Excellence for Overall Publication. Our magazine also won the General Excellence Award for Print Publication under 10,000. Our Editor Joe Clancy won the Association Feature Single Article award for his article "20/20 Hindsight" on regional-bred Smarty Jones in our May 2024 edition of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred. Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred also won Editorial Action Photograph for Scott Serio's "Night Rider -- Skippylongstocking wins the Charles Town Classic," photo that featured in our October 2024 magazine. What a weekend!

@averielevanti Congratulations, Witty!

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Hats off to PA-bred Witty who came flying late to win the $125,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint. A 6-year-old gelding, Witty was bred by trainer Elizabeth Merryman. Witty was sired by Maryland-based Northview Stallion Station's Great Notion out of the Congrats mare Zeezee Zoomzoom.

The racing world’s biggest names gathered this morning, Friday May 16 at Pimlico for morning workouts ahead of today’s Black-Eyed Susan Stakes-G2 and tomorrow’s Preakness Stakes-G1.

Official Preakness 150 Post Positions.

Our latest edition of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred takes a look back as Pimlico hosts the 150th Preakness as Baltimore’s racetrack faces a complete overhaul set to begin after this year’s renewal. Be on the lookout for the May 2025 edition of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred!

Saturday was a monumental day for Maryland racing as #MDBred Mindframe came from the outside to win his first grade 1 contest, the Churchill Downs Stakes. Bred by the late Larry Johnson, Mindframe was runner-up in the Belmont Stakes and Haskell-G1 last year.

On May 3, 2025, Parx Racing held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil an exhibit dedicated to Smarty Jones. The space includes the Hall of Famer's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes trophies, along with saddle towels and even more memorabilia.