
Handicap for the Heroes 2:45 update
We are about midway through the Handicap for the Heroes contest — five races down at Laurel and three at Gulfstream — and it’s a

We are about midway through the Handicap for the Heroes contest — five races down at Laurel and three at Gulfstream — and it’s a

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

In this week’s On Tap, we look in on four intriguing stakes at Laurel Park, plus a pair of added-money events at Charles Town — and a handicapping tourney you won’t want to miss!

Breeder and owner William Harris, whose Sweet Goodbye upset the G2 Barbara Fritchie at Laurel in 2010, has died at age 90.

On November 9, The Racing Biz and Maryland Jockey Club ask you to handicap with a purpose. Please Handicap for the Heroes in our online handicapping tournament.

Safely Kept is one of the great — and interesting — Maryland-breds of all time. Her namesake race, on Saturday, is pretty intriguing, too.

The racing industry is gradually starting to show concern for retired Thoroughbreds. Those who work with them say that much more is needed — and soon.

Four stakes highlight Laurel Park’s Saturday card, including a deep field in the City of Laurel Stakes for sophomores.

Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic picked up this week, but the Midlantic Claiming 7 trainer list was largely similar, in our Claimbox report.

Maryland has long been friendly to apprentice jockeys, and four of them are making a splash at this fall’s Laurel Park meet.

Orb, Oxbow, and Verrazano — three of racing’s biggest stars this year — are all now retired. That’s because of a business model with misaligned incentives.

Dance to Bristol finished sixth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, but her connections are still quick to call her “a dream come true.”
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