
Midlantic racing roundup: Week ending Feb. 4
In our new weekly roundup, racing action around the region you might have missed…

In our new weekly roundup, racing action around the region you might have missed…

Less than two weeks after voting against Charles Town’s 2018 stakes schedule, the state Racing Commission today voted to approve it.

National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) are teaming up to hold a June conference for racetrack vets.

Among the 360 early Triple Crown nominees, announced yesterday, are 14 bred in the Mid-Atlantic, including 10 Maryland-breds.

Trainer Ronney Brown saddled his 2,500th winner Wednesday at Charles Town; the road to 3,000, he said, begins with his next starter.

Continuing its strong growth, the Retired Racehorse Project announced today that it had accepted 794 trainers for this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover.

Army Mule, a Pennsylvania-bred son of Maryland sire Friesan Fire, romped in a six-furlong allowance at Gulfstream Park today and may be stakes-bound.

Beyond the Wire, the Maryland racehorse retirement program, will host a free program featuring Dr. Patty Hogan about the implications of injuries in racehorses.

Pennsylvania’s Pin Oak Lane Farm has added two exciting new stallions, Royal Artillery and Almasty, to their roster for 2018.

Among the biggest changes to the stakes schedule at Monmouth in 2018 will be the track’s five event days, each anchored by at least two graded stakes.

It’s taken a couple of years, says trainer Horacio DePaz, but Sagamore’s recent emphasis on stamina – with an eye on the Classics – is finding racing success.

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic tops the first NTRA Top 3-year-old Poll, while Gun Runner leads among older horses.
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