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Firenze Fire
02
Dec
  • Lasix
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Mike Hopkins

Md. Commission approves Lasix-free graded stakes

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today gave its final thumbs-up to a regulation banning the use of Lasix by horses in graded stakes.

Juliet Foxtrot
01
Dec
  • claimbox
  • Claiming
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Midlantic claiming activity off 30 over percent

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

With the Covid-19 pandemic having a major impact, claiming activity in the Mid-Atlantic region is off by more than 30% this year versus last.

Harpers First Ride
30
Nov
  • Harpers First Ride
  • Knicks Go
  • Laki
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Monday Morning Qb
  • Sharing
  • Top Midlantic-bred Poll

How’d the top Midlantic-breds do this weekend?

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Four of the 10 members of the Top Midlantic-bred Poll were in action this past weekend. How’d they do?

Shutupn'kissme
29
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Eleanor Casey Memorial S.
  • Shutupn'kissme
  • West Virginia horse racing

Shutupn’kissme cruises in Eleanor Casey

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

With her main rival scratched, Shutupn’kissme controlled throughout en route to a win in the $50,000 Eleanor Casey Memorial Saturday at Charles Town.

Hello Beautiful
28
Nov
  • Brittany Russell
  • Hello Beautiful
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Safely Kept S.

Hello Beautiful sweeps to Safely Kept win

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Hello Beautifuil won for the sixth straight time at Laurel Park – but first against open stakes foes – in the $100,000 Safely Kept Stakes.

Its a Journey
23
Nov
  • Mychel Sanchez
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Parx: Leading rider Mychel Sanchez out with Covid

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Mychel Sanchez, the leading rider at Parx Racing, will be out two weeks after a positive Covid-19 test – reportedly one of several at the track.

Secretariat
20
Nov
  • Secretariat
  • Sham
  • Triple Crown

Sham will not concede ’73 Crown to Secretariat

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 3
  • 2 min read

They talk of politics as a “horse race,” but this is ridiculous. “Calling Secretariat the winner of the Preakness is fake news,” Sham said.

Street Lute
14
Nov
  • Jerry Robb
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Smart Halo S.
  • Street Lute

Street Lute rides rail to Smart Halo win

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Street Lute, beaten favorite in last month’s Maryland Million Lassie, made amends with an easy win in Saturday’s Smart Halo Stakes at Laurel Park.

Laurel Park
13
Nov
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel Park concludes turf season

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Nearly three weeks after its last truf race took place, Laurel Park announced on its November 13 overnight the closure of its turf course for 2020.

Authentic
07
Nov
  • Authentic
  • Bob Baffert
  • Breeders' Cup
  • breeders' cup classic
  • John Velazquez

Breeders’ Cup: Authentic runs true in Classic

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Kentucky Derby winner Authentic dominated the Breeders’ Cup Classic to cap a successful day – and tumultuous period – for trainer Bob Baffert.

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