The number of automatic IRS filings at the Breeders’ Cup dropped 97 percent this year versus last thanks to new, bettor-friendly rules.
Bound to Windsor and William and Mary – both trained by James Casey – ran one-two in the faster division of the WV Futurity last night at Charles Town.
Gun Runner was Gun Runner and the result was a dazzling Breeders’ Cup Classic win; in other BC races, Midlantic-breds struggled.
Long layoffs seemed to catch up with Midlantic-breds Mor Spirit and Stellar Wind yesterday at the Breeders’ Cup, while locally-based Untamed Doman ran big.
He may be Kentucky-bred, but Sadler’s Joy is Virginia-raised and -owned and will run in the colors of the state’s Woodslane Farm in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Turf.
William and Mary, ineligible for last month’s WVBC, looks strong as he tries to make amends in Saturday’s West Virginia Futurity at Charles Town.
More than two dozen horses that have started at Charles Town in recent years have shown up in Breeders’ Cup races, including a two-time BC champ.
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Trainers Graham Motion and Mike Stidham both are aiming to take down Breeders’ Cup juvenile races with promising Fair Hill-based runners.
The Virginia-bred Stellar Wind has had two heart-breaking trips to the Breeders’ Cup. Friday she’ll try again to add the Distaff to her collection of major wins.
Handle in the mid-Atlantic region fell in October versus the same month in 2016, though the daily average per track rose by 5 percent.
The number of horses changing hands via the claimbox this year is up slightly from 2016, led by Kieron Magee, with over $1 million in claims to date.
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