With the recent passing of Hall of Fame sprinter Xtra Heat, her co-owner Kenny Taylor remembers the joyride that was her stellar, surprising career.
Xtra Heat, the bargain-basement rocket ship who earned more than 400 times her $5,000 purchase price in a Hall of Fame career, has died.
Wonder How took Maryland’s second baby race of the year this afternoon for owner Kenny Taylor and trainer John Salzman, Sr. – the team behind Xtra Heat.
Trainer King Leatherbury and Maryland-based runner Xtra Heat headlined a Maryland-centric class that entered the Racing Hall of Fame today.
With Hall of Fame inductions this week, we revisit our conversation with King Leatherbury and Kenny Taylor, co-owner of Xtra Heat.
With Hall of Fame inductions this week, we revisit the tale of inductee Xtra Heat, the speedy filly who went from $5,000 purchase to Eclipse champion.
We sat down with two new members of racing’s Hall of Fame: King Leatherbury and Xtra Heat’s co-owner Ken Taylor. We turned the camera on and let ’em roll.
How Xtra Heat went from ignored to beloved to an Eclipse winner to a Hall of Famer is, says trainer John Salzman, Sr., “a good story from the ground up.”
Today in Racing History, Xtra Heat closed out her brilliant career with a win in the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie, zipping through a dense fog to victory.