
For connections, maiden score by Abbo has extra meaning
Five Hellions Farm’s Abbo – named for their late friend, horseman Bobby Abbo – broke her maiden impressively today at Laurel Park.

Five Hellions Farm’s Abbo – named for their late friend, horseman Bobby Abbo – broke her maiden impressively today at Laurel Park.

“The future is with the young, and nowhere is that truer than horse racing,” says trainer John Servis, whose barn includes a couple of graded stakes-bound juvenile fillies with recent Delaware Park wins.

In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…

Sheikh of Sheikhs was the easiest kind of winner Friday at Laurel Park, his fourth win in a row.

Delaware Park racing secretary Jed Doro will fill that same role at Oaklawn Park effective September 24.

The new Stronach 5 wager will feature five races from four different tracks — Laurel Park, Gulfstream, Santa Anita, and Golden Gate.

The University of Maryland’s Equine Studies program, which has produced several winners, will go on hiatus until it can find a sustainable funding model, the program announced.

In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…

The 61-day fall meet at Laurel Park features 34 stakes worth over $3.4 million and opens on Friday, September 7.

Our weekly Delaware Park Racing Notebook includes a clocker’s report, horses to watch, track bias tendencies, and who’s hot among jocks and trainers.

In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…

Training titles at the just-completed Timonium meet went to Claudio Gonzalez and Gerald Brooks, while J. D. Acosta won his third straight riding crown.
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