Bobby’s Kitten sat off the pace before pouncing to win today’s $500,000 Penn Mile. It would have made his namesake, the late Bobby Frankel, proud.
A year ago, Tigthend Touchdown nearly arrived too late to run before winning the Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup. Today he arrived in plenty of time to repeat.
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.
A state report on Pennsylvania slots revenue also reveals much about the state of racing, and its challenges, in Pennsylvania and beyond.
Trainer Larry Murray saved his St. Patrick’s Day tie for Saturday’s Conniver Stakes, and More Than a Cruise allowed him to flaunt it in the winner’s circle.
Kid Cruz blew past his rivals in Saturday’s Private Terms. Owner Steven Brandt’s first stakes win left him elated — and thinking of the future, and the past.
The Maryland Racing Commission has adopted new medication rules and tapped a new lab. So far, horsemen say, it’s gone smoother than expected.
How did Trevor McCarthy manage to lose his irons and still win? “Just hang on, I guess,” he said.
We asked our correspondents for their racing resolutions for 2014. The best advice: When all else fails, bet the gray.
For all the sparring at yesterday’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting, what was most interesting wasn’t who was fighting. It was who wasn’t fighting