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Apr
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Charles Town picks and horses to watch: Apr. 9
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
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- 3 min read
We’ve got Charles Town picks today as the track presents its Friday card!
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Laurel Park to modify schedule
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
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With Maryland facilities slated to emerge from quarantine by April 18, Laurel Park will not run April 15 or 16 but will add April 19 to its racing calendar.
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Apr
Apr
Triple Crown Update: Upsets roil the waters
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
- 2
- 5 min read
Two horses that entered the weekend with no Derby points won major Triple Crown prep races and gained slots in the Derby starting gate on a busy weekend.
01
Apr
Apr
Midlantic equine fatality rate declined in 2020
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
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- 4 min read
Mirroring a national trend, the rate of equine fatality in the Mid-Atlantic dropped in 2020 to its lowest level in the dozen years that records have been kept.
30
Mar
Mar
Tweaks made to Virginia-Certified program
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
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- 2 min read
The Virginia Thoroughbred Association has announced two changes to its popular Virginia-certified program incentivizing stabling young horses in Virginia.
26
Mar
Mar
Laurel Park cancels April 1-3 racing
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
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- 2 min read
Laurel Park, which earlier had canceled its March 26-28 racing, announced Friday it would not race April 1-3 either as a result of the EHV-1 outbreak.
25
Mar
Mar
Laurel Park cancels weekend racing
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
- 2
- 2 min read
With another case of equine herpesvirus, this one at Pimlico, the Maryland Jockey Club has canceled its three days of weekend racing March 26-28.
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Mar
Mar
Trainer Mike Stidham to have Colonial string
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
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- 2 min read
Mike Stidham has been the leading trainer at Colonial Downs since its 2019 rebirth and is planning on being a presence there again in 2021.
19
Mar
Mar
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: Mar. 19
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
- 6
- 2 min read
We’ve got Charles Town picks today as the track presents its Friday card!
13
Mar
Mar
Littlestitious posts Beyond the Wire upset
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Frank Vespe / 6 years
- 2
- 4 min read
In his first visit to Laurel Park in more than 30 years, owner Joel Politi watched his Littlestitious upset the locals to win the Beyond the Wire Stakes.