
Stubbornness and support paying off for Tais Lyapustina
After struggling, jockey Tais Lyapustina has begun to get some opportunities. She credits her supportive network – and her own stubbornness.

After struggling, jockey Tais Lyapustina has begun to get some opportunities. She credits her supportive network – and her own stubbornness.

Colonial Downs will for the first time host a Claiming Crown Preview day on Aug. 21 featuring eight races run under starter allowance conditions.

Journalism, the likely favorite in the Kentucky Derby, is the 8-1 morning line favorite in the Preakness future wager, which opens April 25-May 3.

Charles Town hosts a four-day racing week this week, kicking off Wednesday. Here’s what we’ll be watching.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has issued an equine health advisory regarding fatal proximal forelimb fractures.

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

Laurel’s “Preakness Preview Day” wagering handle was nearly double its best day of 2025 to date.

Social Chic rallied late and had just enough to hold off No Change in an exciting renewal of Charles Town’s Confucius Say Stakes Saturday.

Recaps of the turf stakes contested at Laurel Park Saturday: the Dahlia for fillies and mares, the Leatherbury for sprinters, and the Henry S. Clark.

Pay Billy won his second consecutive stake – and possibly punched his ticket to the Preakness – with a win in Laurel’s Federico Tesio Saturday.

Complexity Jane, undefeated but ignored by the bettors, posted a front-running score in the Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park.

We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
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