
For Heros Reward, the end is a kind of homecoming
Heros Reward gave his owners plenty of thrills en route to earning $1.3 million. Now they’re doing their part — by making sure their star is set for life.

Heros Reward gave his owners plenty of thrills en route to earning $1.3 million. Now they’re doing their part — by making sure their star is set for life.

Slots were supposed to usher in a new era of prosperity or Pennsylvania breeding and racing. Nearly 10 years on, have they worked? Depends on whom you ask.

Grade One winner Monzante died on Saturday — in a bottom claimer at a low-level track. It’s no mystery how he got there — and not much of one as to how to prevent it from happening again.

Michael Aro trains 14 horses. Martin Scafidi owns one. Fortunately for both, that one is Winning Image, who won her fourth consecutive stakes on Saturday at Delaware..

Royal Delta crushed the Delaware Handicap field — and she did it without Lasix. Trainer Bill Mott said he would likely run her off Lasix again.

The Twitterverse may not have a character to spare for the Delaware Handicap, but racing’s history books — and Eclipse records — pay close attention.

You may not have heard of it, but the low-profile Mid Atlantic Cooperative represents about a billion dollars worth of simulcast wagering.

A new Maryland claiming rule will void claims of horses that break down during a race. The Racing Biz issues its verdict: thumbs up on the new rule.

Just when things seemed bleakest for Sarah Ramsey, Marylou Whitney lent a helping hand. Now Ken Ramsey hopes to say Thank You Marylou — in person, and in horse.

The Maryland Racing Commission today gave conditional approval to a rule that would void claims of horses who suffer catastrophic breakdowns — another step, it said, to protect horse safety.

While the top Virginia Derby contenders had varying experiences, they’re all facing the same question now: What next?

The big guys did fine on Virginia Derby day, but the Virginia Oaks belonged to a first-time stake winner and first-time graded stake winner.
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