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.”
A pair of Maryland legends — trainer King Leatherbury and fleet filly Xtra Heat — have been named to the national racing Hall of Fame.
For the first time, Maryland-based trainer King Leatherbury is among 10 finalists for the Hall of Fame. Also on the ballot: popular sprinter Xtra Heat.
The finalists for the Racing Hall of Fame include Maryland-based star Xtra Heat and several others with mid-Atlantic connections.
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.