
West Virginia-breds hit the ground running in ’17
A trio of West Virginia-breds took their show on the road in the last week, winning at major tracks across the country.

A trio of West Virginia-breds took their show on the road in the last week, winning at major tracks across the country.

Two apprentice jocks based in the mid-Atlantic, and two horses bred here, are among the just-announced finalists for Eclipse Awards.

Online wagering company Xpressbet will offer one player a chance to make a $10,000 win bet on the Pegasus World Cup this month.

Media Eclipse Award winners for 2016 have been announced, among them Maryland-based writer John Scheinman.

Jockey Kevin Krigger, who piloted Goldencents in the ’13 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, is set to return after a two-year absence, having shifted his tack to Parx Racing.

Part 3 of 4 of our 2016 in review, in which we take a sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and most often bemused look at the year that was in the mid-Atlantic.

Mary Jo Pons, 87, the matriarch of Country Life Farm, passed away Sunday at age 87.

El Areeb, based at Cal Lynch’s Laurel Park barn, drew first blood of 2017 on the Derby trail with an 11-length win in the G3 Jerome.

A gallery of photos from Saturday’s New Year’s Eve card at Laurel Park.

Saturday’s New Year’s Eve card was also Ladies’ Day at Laurel Park, with four female trainers and a couple distaff runners grabbing the spotlight.

High Ridge Road, nipped last out in the Grade 3 Go For Wand, wore down By the Moon to take today’s Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes at Laurel Park today.

Heaven’s Runway wore down favored Chief Lion to win today’s Dave’s Friend Stakes at Laurel Park.
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