Graham Motion

Seniors Amar Sejdic and Sebastian Elney scored as the 11th-seeded Maryland men’s soccer team earned a 2-0 win over North Carolina State the NCAA tournament second round Sunday. The Terps (9-6-4) outshot the Wolfpack 13-1, and N.C. State (10-7-2) did not...

While the eyes of the racing world were focused on Justify's successful quest to become the 13th Triple Crown champion, Maryland's horsemen received some well-deserved attention of their own during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Belmont Park. For...

Race results from the Preakness Day races at Pimlico Race Course: Race 1 In a light rain and on a sloppy track at Pimlico Race Course, favorite Hill Shadow snuck past Beeks down the stretch to win. Hill Shadow, trained by Robin Graham with Xavier Perez...

Ultra Brat, trained by Fair Hill’s Graham Motion, won the $150,000 Gallorette Stakes in dominating fashion, running away from the field in the only turf race of the day. Four of the five turf races were moved to the dirt track because of the weather, but...

Long before the starting gates opened Saturday evening for the 143rd Preakness, even before the majority of the fans expected to pack Pimlico Race Course arrived for the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the biggest moment of Noah Abramson’s...

The Blast had their nine-game win streak halted Friday night by host Cedar Rapids, 6-5. But the Blast still managed to secure the Eastern Division title of the Major Arena Soccer League because Florida lost to San Diego. Vini Dantas had one goal and...

Fair Hill-based trainer Graham Motion watched his horses sweep all three maiden races for 2-year-olds on Friday's nine-race program at Laurel Park. Pin Oak Stud homebred Zestful rolled to a 23/4-length victory in the opener, completing about 11/16 miles...

In a ceremony attended by approximately 150 horsemen, jockeys and fans, led by breeder, owner and Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, Ben's Cat's remains were lowered into the ground on the northeast side of Laurel's paddock. He died from complications...

The history is thick in the Phipps family barn at Saratoga Race Course. So many brilliant thoroughbreds ran for the Phippses, from 1957 Horse of the Year Bold Ruler to 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb. As Hunter Rankin soaked in the past glories one day...

No. 23 Maryland (10-5-3, 5-1-2) was upset in the Big Ten men's soccer quarterfinals Sunday, losing, 2-1, at home to Wisconsin (9-4-4, 4-3-1). Sebastian Elney opened the scoring in the 28th minute for the Terps, the two-time defending tournament champions,...

Elizabeth “Binnie” Houghton could not have conceived a better name for a Maryland-bred champion: Crabcakes. Patrons shouted it with a smile Saturday as they watched the 3-year-old filly hold on to win the $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff as a...

The Chesapeake Bayhawks suffered a 12-11 overtime loss to the host Denver Outlaws in Major League Lacrosse on Thursday afternoon. Niko Amato (Maryland) made 18 saves and rookie attackman Josh Byrne scored four goals in the loss. Byrne has 32 goals in...

The Arena Football Football League announced its midseason awards and two members of the Baltimore Brigade earned top awards. Khreem Smith was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year and Shane Carden was named the Rookie of the Year. Smith leads...

As Graham Motion pondered what had just happened in the Kentucky Derby — why Irish War Cry had come to the top of the stretch in contention only to lose all his momentum over just a few strides — the next race, wherever it might be, was far from the...

A difficult-to-handicap Belmont Stakes became even more wide open Wednesday when likely favorite Classic Empire was scratched from the field because of an abscess in his right front foot. His injury cleared the way for Maryland-based Irish War...

Maryland-based Irish War Cry and Hollywood Handsome have joined a probable 12-horse field for the Belmont Stakes, which is still shaping up with less than a week to go until the last leg of the Triple Crown. Fair Hill trainer Graham Motion said Sunday...

Here we are again, facing a second consecutive Belmont Stakes without a Triple Crown on the line. And this year, the field won't include either the Kentucky Derby or Preakness winner, the first time both have skipped the race voluntarily since 2010. It's...

Frances Tiafoe of Riverdale in Prince George's County rallied from a two-set deficit to force a deciding fifth set against Fabio Fognini of Italy but fell, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 1-6, 6-0, in the first round of the French Open. Each player won 125 points, but...

A look at the Preakness Day races: Race 14 For those who stayed for the final race of Preakness Day, they witnessed longshot Vim, ridden by Jomar Torres, winning over Dukin' With Dale and Classic Wildcat. Vim paid $20.40, $9.80 and $6.20 for the...

In the months before this year's Kentucky Derby, jockey John Velazquez told his agent, Angel Cordero Jr., he might ride two more years and call an end to his Hall of Fame career. Only one thing nagged at the man known around the thoroughbred racing world...