
On breeding: Don’t expect lightning to strike twice
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice. George Rowand thinks that’s good advice for breeders, too.

They say lightning doesn’t strike twice. George Rowand thinks that’s good advice for breeders, too.

A field of 10 fillies and mares is slated to run in Saturday’s Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap at Laurel Park.

The cast of Horseplayers may be all white guys with beards — but women are stepping up to the windows, too, with increasing confidence, and success.

Our RaceBrief offers news and notes from mid-Atlantic racing.

Because of impending storms, the Virginia Thoroughbred Association will hold its stallion season auction February 18, rather than February 12 as scheduled.

The Maryland Racing Commission has adopted new medication rules and tapped a new lab. So far, horsemen say, it’s gone smoother than expected.

Charles Town registered its best Saturday in almost four months, and other tracks also saw handle gain Saturday, except for Penn National, which canceled.

Today in Racing History, Cigar won the fourth of his 16 straight victories and the second in his unbeaten 1995 Horse of the Year campaign.

Our RaceBrief offers news and notes from mid-Atlantic racing.

The 2014 Maryland Million will take place on October 18 at Laurel Park, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced.

Yes He Did rallied to win Saturday’s Laurel Park allowance feature, marking a happy return to the races after 13 months away.

In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
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