Kent Baker

James Slater rides Alfa Beat to win in 111th Grand National Steeplechase

June 19, 2018 at 3:11 a.m.

The day couldn't have turned out better for owner Irv Naylor. And it wasn't too shabby for jockey James Slater, either. With Slater in the saddle, Naylor's Alfa Beat captured...

Bonita Farm’s Moonsox takes My Lady’s Manor steeplechase

June 19, 2018 at 3:22 a.m.

Home cooking, indeed. Just a few miles northeast of the My Lady's Manor steeplechase course sits Bonita Farm, the long-running operation by the Boniface family that produced the last Maryland-based...

And The Eagle Flys captures Grand National title

June 1, 2019 at 9:14 a.m.

On the steeplechase course, William Meister frequently competes with a catch-me-if-you-can style and Saturday at the 110th Grand National in Glyndon, nobody could. Not even defending champion Private Attack, who...

Meister has seen it all as he prepares for a busy day at the 110th Grand National

June 18, 2018 at 12:13 a.m.

At age 48, Billy Meister has covered the entire course of the Maryland steeplechase scene, starting even before he was born. "My mother had two falls [while riding] with me...

My Lady’s Manor jump-starts steeplechase season

June 17, 2018 at 1:31 a.m.

Despite ground that has been termed "rock hard" by race chairman H. Turney McKnight, the 102nd edition of the My Lady's Manor Saturday kicks off Maryland's three timber classic races....

Once again, the Blast and Wave are the elite of the MISL

June 17, 2018 at 11:44 p.m.

Here they go again. More often than not, the road to the Major Indoor Soccer League championship is traveled by the sport's two titans, the Blast and the Milwaukee Wave,...

Blast takes 1-0 lead in playoff series with 8-2 win over Lancers

June 18, 2018 at 12:44 a.m.

Ultimately, the Blast collected a double victory Saturday night in the Major Indoor Soccer League's Eastern Division playoff opener. First, the team sent home an announced crowd of 5,322 at...

Blast looks to recapture momentum Saturday vs. Wave

June 16, 2018 at 10:58 a.m.

Is this just another game to run out the regular-season schedule for the Blast, which has already clinched first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League's Eastern Division and the...

Blast welcomes expansion SharX to Baltimore with an 18-2 victory

June 18, 2018 at 6:04 a.m.

The Blast was not at all hospitable when the expansion Norfolk SharX made their first visit to 1st Mariner Arena on Friday night. Stung by an upset loss to the...

Blast beat Lancers, 8-5, for fifth straight win

June 16, 2018 at 9:17 a.m.

The Blast has certainly corrected its early-season miseries at home. After losing three straight at 1st Mariner Arena, the Major Indoor Soccer League's Eastern Division leader has spurted to three...

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