June 11, 2026

On the backstretch, you learn to listen for the quiet signals. The horse that still tries, but isn’t quite the same. The one that comes back a little stiffer, a little slower to bounce back. The one your groom watches a little more closely at the end of the day.

Beyond The Wire

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Harper’s First Ride, who earned just shy of $700,000 and won the Grade III Pimlico Special in 2020, has been retired through the Beyond The Wire program and currently resides at MidAtlantic Horse Rescue in Warwick, Md. He was bred by in Maryland by Sagamore Farm.

June 11, 2026
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