Moon Virginia won today at Laurel Park to give trainer Hamilton Smith his second feature-race victory in as many days and jockey Sheldon Russell his sixth of the weekend.
Fanniebellefleming scored 10-1 upset in the Donna Freyer Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park, one of two longshots to win South Carolina residency races.
A pair of Marylanders, Gabby Gaudet and Maggie Wolfendale, have become staples on New York racing broadcasts — despite the challenges of life in the big city.
Promising eight-year-old sire El Padrino was euthanized this week after a series of bouts with colic and subsequent surgeries.
Laurel Park will for the first time Saturday host a pair of stakes races restricted to horses who spent time in South Carolina; the races previously were run at Parx.
Our weekly Laurel Park Racing Notebook includes horses to watch, headlines from the weekend, and hot jocks and trainers.
Charles Town for the first time is racing Thanksgiving night — the only North American Thoroughbred track to do so — and hopes for a big wagering night.
Trainer Jeff Runco doesn’t have to look far to be reminded of his sons. Many of his best horses were named in their honor.
Jockey Elvis Trujillo — fresh off a stint in China — has moved his tack to Maryland to launch his North American comeback.
The $200,000 Fabulous Strike and two other stakes headline a 10-race Thanksgiving eve card at Penn National.
Gary Quill reminisces about the Thanksgiving of his childhood, which always featured a late meal so his grandfather and uncle could catch the early races.
T Rex Express, five times the runner-up in stakes company, broke through in a big way to win the My Sister Pearl Stakes at Charles Town on Saturday.
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