From the Spa: August 26 Midlantic-breds in Saratoga stakes
Pennsylvania-bred Holiday Star carries the banner for Midlantic-breds in today’s lone Saratoga stake.
Pennsylvania-bred Holiday Star carries the banner for Midlantic-breds in today’s lone Saratoga stake.

A new Horse Festival will enliven the Maryland State Fair in Timonium starting Friday, August 28, and it starts from a simple idea: “Everyone loves horses.”

A story in The Racing Biz regarding a betamethasone case in Delaware has been nominated for Team Valor’s Stan Bergstein Writing Award.

With Parx Racing having astronomical purses for its upcoming Fall Festival, some regional tracks have warned their horsemen to stay home.

Saturday’s Maryland Pride day was, by all accounts a home run. It also raised some questions, notably about state-bred racing and Maryland Million.

Churchill Downs announcer Travis Stone will take over racecalling duties for this fall’s West Virginia Breeders’ Classics XXIX.

The Page McKenney show rolled on in this weekend’s mid-Atlantic stakes action.

Rider Forest Boyce won three to close the Laurel Park summer meet, trainer Kieron Magee won at Saratoga, and other Maryland racing notes.

Oneil Doran won the Maryland Jockey Club’s Handicapping Tournament at Laurel Saturday, earning entry into the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge

In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet plays the Pick 6, which has a mandatory payout.

Recaps of the Find, Jameela,and All Brandy Stakes, plus pictures.

Nine-year-old Ben’s Cat won his sixth consecutive Mister Diz Stakes today at Laurel Park.
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