
Wagering handle off sharply in December, down for year
Wagering handle on Thoroughbred races in the US was down more than 7% in December from the prior year and concluded the year down more than 2%.

Wagering handle on Thoroughbred races in the US was down more than 7% in December from the prior year and concluded the year down more than 2%.

Colonial Downs on Jan. 2 announced that it had released the condition book for its March mini-meet, featuring the Virginia Derby.

The finalists for the Eclipse Awards have been announced, with Preakness winner Journalism, PA Derby winner Baeza, and Yedsit Hazlewood among them.

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

Which Maryland and Laurel Park jockeys and trainers are having a good meet? Who’s doing better than you’d think? Or heating up now? Answers within.

Tuesday’s Parx Future Stars Stakes scratched down to just three runners, which suited Mailata just fine.

Apprentice rider Yedsit Hazlewood and trainer Brittany Russell easily earned their respective titles during the Laurel Park fall meet.

Parx Racing caps off its 2025 season with six stakes over two days, and Foxy Junior will seek her fifth career stakes win in the $75,000 Mrs. Claus.

The Brittany Russell-trained James F. Lewis, III Stakes winner Balboa, recently third in the G2 Remsen, will try his luck in the Jerome at the Big A Jan. 3.

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

After more than 2,900 wins and over $42 million in purse earnings, jockey Alberto Delgado, 61, rode his final race Sunday at Laurel Park.

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
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