
Eighttofasttocatch makes Saturday return to races
Hard-hitting Eighttofasttocatch will make his return to the races Saturday as Laurel Park’s fall meet kicks off.

Hard-hitting Eighttofasttocatch will make his return to the races Saturday as Laurel Park’s fall meet kicks off.

National handle in August dipped versus that of a year ago, as did the number of starters, in our HandleTrak report.

Journeyman jockey Jesus Sanchez earned his 1,000th career victory when he guided Ambassador Satch to a win at Charles Town last night.

The Bowie Training Center is on its last legs. Yet with an expected influx of trainers and horses this fall, the 100-year-old facility refuses to die.

Maryland-based sire Street Magician had his first winner this past weekend when Rockin Jojo won at Parx Racing.

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.
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