
Md-bred Cathryn Sophia “super” after Davona Dale win
Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia thrashed her rivals in Saturday’s Grade 2 Davona Dale at Gulfstream Park and was thriving the next day.

Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia thrashed her rivals in Saturday’s Grade 2 Davona Dale at Gulfstream Park and was thriving the next day.

The diversity of interests represented in the second Maryland Horse Industry Day demonstrated how far the industry has come in working together.

Tuesday’s Maryland Horse Industry Day in Annapolis brought the equine industry and legislators together and included the announcement of a new economic impact study.

Marengo Road’s pedigree and good-looking win in the Miracle Wood Stakes have trainer Mike Trombetta thinking about a spot in the Preakness.

The Maryland Racing Commission has approved an OTB at the state Fairgrounds in Timonium, the Commission announced today.
The Racing Biz is going to go off-line for two days later this week to retool — and it’ll look better and be more interactive and easier to use when it returns!

Owner Sean Kerr thought the use of Lasix was abusive to horses. Then one of his horses bled, prompting a journey of research and soul-searching.

Maryland trainer Butch Cave, who conditioned 2009 Maryland Million Classic winner Sumacha’hot, has passed away at age 59.

The long-dormant and much-missed DC International would return if a bill proposed by Del. Jay Walker in the Maryland legislature passes.

Next Tuesday, the second annual Horse Industry Day will give Marylanders in the equine industry a chance to bend the ears of legislators.

Saturday’s Fundraiser for Fray was an act of racing generosity – made even better when a reader of The Racing Biz wrote a very large check to the cause.

Claiming activity fell 25 percent in January ’16 versus 2015, a victim of many fewer days run in the region, plus trainer stats, in our Claimbox report.
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