Laurel Park hosted a pair of stakes for sophomores Saturday, the Safely Kept for fillies and the City of Laurel. Here’s what we learned.
Equibase is looking to centralize much of its chart calling and creation in Kentucky, and Charles Town will be the first track with no on-site chart caller.
The third meeting between Im the Director and Bail Is Denied saw the rivals fight to the wire in the West Virginia Futurity.
Maryland’s MTROA may jettison its plan to rotate the Pimlico racing strip, saving the historic track and a substantial amount of money.
Runaldo, winner of last month’s Sam Huff WV Breeders Classic, headlines Saturday’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial. to close out Charles Town’s stakes schedule.
WVBC Cavada runner-up Hessica will join Distaff winner Change the World and four others from that race in Saturday’s My Sister Pearl at Charles Town.
Twenty-year-old jockey Jeiron Barbosa will shift his tack from Laurel to the Fair Grounds in New Orleans for the meet that begins November 22.
Notes from Charles Town: Diakonissa seeks a third straight stakes win in Saturday’s Casey Memorial plus a new WV-bred millionaire and a recent passing.
Maryland-bred Post Time completed his major Breeders’ Cup prep Saturday, and his connections are enjoying the ride.
The Maryland Jockey Club will race 120 days in 2025, with seven more days run at Timonium, under a slate approved by the Racing Commission Monday.