
Charles Town Oaks to be G2 in ’24; 5 Midlantic stakes downgraded
Stellar subsequent efforts by recent Charles Town Oaks winners helped it receive Grade 2 status for 2024, in contrast to several other Midlantic stakes.

Stellar subsequent efforts by recent Charles Town Oaks winners helped it receive Grade 2 status for 2024, in contrast to several other Midlantic stakes.

Which Laurel Park jockeys and trainers have been on hot streaks? Which ones exceed their odds? We crunch the numbers.

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

Longtime Maryland Racing Commission member Ernie Grecco, a friend to labor and a fan of Pimlico Race Course, passed this week at 81.

The appeal of a stewards’ DQ of Market Maven in the Maryland Million Classic was dropped at the last moment, leaving Ain’t Da Beer Cold the winner.

In a new BackTracks, the story of the largely forgotten Key to the Mint, who was champion three-year-old despite going 0-for-2 in Triple Crown races.

Racing’s a tough game for the “small guy,” says Beth Metrenas Watts, but this past Maryland Million day, Disputed Claim gave her whole family a smile.

Ronald Sigler is perhaps best known in the equine world as a dentist, but this year he’s been thrust by circumstance into training a string, too.

Which Laurel Park jockeys and trainers have been on hot streaks? Which ones exceed their odds? We crunch the numbers.

The catalog for Wanamaker’s December online horse auction is now available, with the sale set for December 21.

Overnight purses at Maryland’s “mile tracks,” Laurel Park and Pimlico, will decline by about nine percent in 2024, down from this year’s all-time high.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) will offer qualifying people facing sanctions pro bono legal assistance.
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