Kentucky Derby odds and post positions were announced this morning, with Irish War Cry the 6-1 fourth choice and Classic Empire favored at 4-1.
Wonder How took Maryland’s second baby race of the year this afternoon for owner Kenny Taylor and trainer John Salzman, Sr. – the team behind Xtra Heat.
Seven-year-old Page McKenney moved past $1.5 million in earnings with a win in today’s Lyman Stakes at Parx Racing.
Contrarity scored a 15-1 in Saturday’s Laurel Park opener, the first two-year-old race of 2017 in Maryland.
A spate of naproxen positives involving shippers to Charles Town has regional horsemen suspecting contamination even as the Racing Commission investigates
G3 Delaware Oaks winner Dark Nile and G2 General George winner Page McKenney are among those entered in a pair of PA-bred stakes Saturday at Parx Racing.
Frank Stronach, whose Stronach Group owns Laurel Park and Pimlico, has endorsed federal legislation on medication that opponents fear will lead to a Lasix ban.
Tim Capps, who held leadership roles with both the Maryland Jockey Club and Maryland Horse Breeders Association, has died at age 71.
“Beyond thought” is how one person described the idea of a million-dollar race at Charles Town – but there it was Saturday, despite the rain and cold.
The owners of the Charles Town Classic and Sugar Maple winners probably agree on at least one thing: “The whole life is about family,” one said.