Laurel Park opens its fall meet Friday, the first live racing at one of Maryland’s mile tracks since June. Also new this meet, a 20-cent Jackpot Pick 5 wager.
Woodward winner Itsmyluckyday was the big mover in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, while Wise Dan remained atop the list.
Jockey J.D. Acosta and trainer Hugh McMahon reprised their roles atop the Timonium standings in the just-completed stand. Plus, a Timonium photo gallery.
Parx kicked off its big month with some big upsets, and there was lots more regional stakes action… weekend RaceBrief.
Some tracks have big days, Others have big weekends. At Parx Racing, Sal Sinatra aims to make September a big month to garner some national attention.
On tap: Parx kicks off its big month with four stakes, three graded, Monmouth adds a couple stakes, and two region-bred runners try the last Saratoga stake.
Anyone can see that the Thoroughbred industry faces challenging times. But that uncertainty feels a lot different to those who work in the racing industry.
Two big juvenile races at Monmouth and four Midlantic-breds in Spa stakes are all on tap.
The Big Beast’s big win in the Grade 1 King’s Bishop put him atop our top Midlantic-bred poll among three-year-olds.
Bandbox, a graded stake-winning son of Tapit, has been retired and will stand stud at Maryland’s Northview Stallion Station.
A tote malfunction forced Delaware Park to declare yesterday’s third race a non-wagering event and refund most wagers.
Claiming activity rose sharply, plus the Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.
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