The Maryland Racing Commission’s decision last week not to disqualify Corvus highlights how much the Commission has yet to do in overhauling drug rules.
Stellar Wind, the Virginia-bred Grade 1 winner who nearly won the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, has earned the top spot in the Top Midlantic-bred Poll for 2015.
With Parx Racing set to close for two months, its horsemen and horses are scattering, some headed south and others to the farm.
Showalter, the Peter Angelos-owned runner named for Orioles’ manager Buck Showalter, will face nine rivals in the Maryland Juvenile Futurity on December 26.
The Virginia Racing Commission has suspended TwinSpires’ license to conduct advance deposit wagering there because of the company’s refusal to pay money it owes.
In our weekly column, we feature a regional horse who caught our attention. This week: Charmed Victory, who broke his maiden with an eye-catching late rally.
Laurel Park’s Jackpot Pick 6 wager has a nearly $67,000 carryover into Saturday, and the Pick 5 also has a carryover.
The Maryland Juvenile Futurity and Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship will highlight Laurel Park’s five-stake Saturday on the day after Christmas.
Paul Espinosa, 26, will become the full-time announcer at Charles Town Races in 2016, the track announced.
Skeleton Crew, 12, was retired after finishing fifth in a $7500 claimer last Friday — a sad day in some ways but a happy ending for a horse who earned it.
Laurel Park’s Friday card is headlined by a carryover of more than $58,000 in the Rainbow 6 jackpot wager.
New Jersey will be the first US state to allow exchange wagering, and if all goes according to plan, Monmouth Park will be offering it by March 2016.
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