Hall of Famer Safely Kept dies at 28
Safely Kept, the Maryland-bred filly who won the 1990 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, died yesterday at age 28.
Safely Kept, the Maryland-bred filly who won the 1990 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, died yesterday at age 28.

It was a long, cold winter, but the opening of Monmouth Park’s stable area has New Jersey-based trainers happy to be home — and excited about summer.

Atlantic City Race Course, the track that refuses to die, will kick off its 2014 mini-meet tomorrow with six races and full fields.

They’re mailing catalogs this week, which means the Fasig-Tipton 2 year-old in training sale can’t be far behind. Here it is — by the numbers.

Casual fans turned out for Saturday night’s Charles Town Classic hoping to see “something big.” Some of them did, when 26-1 Imperative upset the big race.

Hamp’s name honors a late colleague. Kid Cruz is fulfilling the owner’s late mother’s wishes. After Saturday wins, both may head to Preakness day stakes.

Bobby Abbo, whose tiny racing stable enjoyed outsized success, most recently with veteran sprinter Immortal Eyes, passed away on Sunday.

Flattering Bea’s upset win in Saturday’s Sugar Maple at Charles Town had trainer Crystal Pickett in tears — and, with owner James Arrison, dreaming big.

Erstwhile claiming horse Imperative, ignored by the bettors, ran down favored Game On Dude to win the Charles Town Classic.

Trainer Larry Jones was injured in a training accident this morning, Fox Hill Farm has said.

Speedy filly WInning Image zipped to the early lead and held off her pursuers to win today’s Primonetta Stakes at Pimlico.

Onetime maiden claimer Kid Cruz won his second straight Maryland stake and may have punched his ticket to the Preakness.
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