Reightler’s passing leaves big impact
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- Published: September 2026
- Written by Joe Clancy
Go easy.
That's where I need to start.
Summers speaks up with Preakness training win
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- Published: July 2026
- Written by Joe Clancy
Chad Summers will jab at you about a perceived slight from years ago that really wasn't a slight at all. He'll tell you a long, almost-true story that ends with a punchline and you walking away shaking your head and throwing up your arms. He'll use "the other Chad to reference a more well-known trainer who shares his first name.
Solomon’s wisdom will be missed
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- Published: June 2026
- Written by Joe Clancy
Once, sometimes more, a year I’d call Dr. Bill Solomon at Pennsylvania’s Pin Oak Lane Farm looking for input on an article I was writing. He’d listen to my questions, answer some, skip others and always always – have a few for me.
Preakness rights sale spurs nightmare thoughts
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- Published: May 2026
- Written by Joe Clancy
Pausing to grab a coffee and a cookie in the Maryland Million hospitality tent at Laurel Park last fall, I wound up in a conversation about the future of racing in the state. This, of course, is a somewhat regular occurrence in my job (the conversation, not the coffee and cookie), but things took a turn.
Fresh energy can help Maryland Million
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- Published: April 2026
- Written by Joe Clancy
I didn't go to business school, but I know a Basics of Business lecture when I hear one. And TK Kuegler, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, Thoroughbred owner/breeder and -- yes -- former college professor, was lecturing about the future of the Maryland Million during a conversation in March.
Staying positive for Maryland’s racing future
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- Published: March 2026
- Written by Joe Clancy
How's Maryland racing? My 91-year-old father, a retired trainer who was a regular in Maryland and beyond way back when, asks me that question every time I talk to him.
O’Brien carved niche in racing
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- Published: February 2026
- Written by Joe Clancy
Afterlife Downs must be having some Thoroughbred meet. Within a few weeks of each other this winter, former jockeys Vince Bracciale Jr., Diane Crump, Gregg McCarron and Leo O'Brien died.
Kentucky, Mid-Atlantic can work together
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- Published: January 2026
- Written by Joe Clancy
In November, The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association held a workshop for regional breeders' organizations in Louisville, Ky.
Also in November, Taylor Made Farm will reduce stud fees for four stallions to zero -- ZERO -- if your mare foals outside of Kentucky and the foal is registered with a state breed association.
The Mill Leaders
