
Maryland adopts “graded stakes” testing on all samples
In a move made with little fanfare, the Maryland Racing Commission earlier this year adopted enhanced “graded stakes” testing on all equine samples.

In a move made with little fanfare, the Maryland Racing Commission earlier this year adopted enhanced “graded stakes” testing on all equine samples.

Michael McMahon, of McMahon and Hill Bloodstock, takes over for Dan Rosenberg as the president of Thoroughbred Charities of America.

Charles Town will switch two West Virginia-bred stakes that are “Win and You’re In” for West Virginia Breeders Classics to its Charles Town Oaks card September 17.

Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was flat on a month-over-month basis but 2016 to date lags well behind 2015, in our Claimbox report.


Nyquist and California Chrome continue to dominate the NTRA’s Top 3-Year-Old and Top Thoroughbred Polls, respectively.

Undefeated Martini Glass — running for a $16,000 tag in February — looks to make the jump up to stakes company in the Our Mims at Delaware Park.

Virginia-breds struck again, as Middleburg took the Grade 3 Red Bank at Monmouth Park Sunday afternoon.

Brandy’s Girl won Monmouth Park’s Crank It Up Stakes easily Saturday to earn her second career stakes victory.

Fresh off a maiden score, Coco as in Chanel lodged a 16-1 upset in Saturday’s Stormy Blues Stakes at Pimlico.

Sophomore filly Catch a Glimpse led all the way to post a front-running score in this evening’s Grade 3 Penn Mile.

Take Cover earned his first stakes win in today’s Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup, besting fan favorite Ben’s Cat in the process.
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