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Mystic Lake
20
Sep
  • Bentornato
  • Coastal Mission
  • Cotillion S.
  • Gallant Bob S.
  • Greenwood Cup
  • Mystic Lake
  • Next
  • Parx Dirt Mile S.
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania Derby
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Seven's Eleven
  • Thorpedo Anna
  • Uncle Heavy

Five questions for Pennsylvania Derby day

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

Saturday is the biggest day of the year for Parx racing, featuring the Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion, and we have questions (and some horses to watch).

Evidencias
18
Sep
  • Christophe Clement
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Evidencias
  • Jaime Rodriguez
  • Obeah Handicap

Evidencias breaks through in Obeah

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

Evidencias snapped a seven-race losing streak and earned her first North American win in Wednesday’s Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park.

Deterministic
07
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Deterministic
  • Manny Franco
  • Steven Duncker
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing

Deterministic rallies to win G3 Virginia Derby

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

Jockey Manny Franco’s sixth win of the day at Colonial Downs came in the Grade 3 Virginia Derby aboard Deterministic, now a graded winner on turf and dirt.

Siesta Key
07
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Godolphin
  • Governor Sam
  • Jim Cox
  • Kitten's Joy Stakes
  • Manny Franco
  • Siesta Key
  • Virginia horse racing

Siesta Key takes Kitten’s Joy thriller

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

Two-year-old Siesta Key found a seam and narrowly won the Kitten’s Joy Stakes Saturday at Colonial Downs in his first try on turf.

Integration
07
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Da Hoss Stakes
  • Kitten's Joy Stakes
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Oaks

Four Virginia Derby day questions

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

Big fields and good betting opportunities abound on Virginia Derby day at Colonial Downs. Here are four questions (and some price plays).

Timonium post parade
05
Sep
  • Anthony Farrior
  • Flying to Neptune
  • Late Frost
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Mendys Honey
  • Timonium
  • Xavier Perez

Wrapping up Timonium 2024

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

The 2024 Timonium meet did its thing, arriving and departing almost before we realized it. Here’s a recap.

Jean Valjean
03
Sep
  • Anaita
  • Crisper
  • Don't Close Your Eyes S.
  • Fort Indiantown Gap S.
  • Jean Valjean
  • Lady Outofthe Blue
  • Lebanon Valley S.
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Summer Fun S.

Penn: Jean Valjean wins third straight

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

Jean Valjean won his third consecutive race Friday at Penn National in the Don’t Close Your Eyes Stakes, one of four stakes on the evening.

Timonium
29
Aug
  • Angel Cruz
  • Anthony Farrior
  • Jamie Ness
  • JG Torrealba
  • Jose Corrales
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Timonium
  • Xavier Perez

Timonium: What to watch for on closing weekend

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

Timonium’s seven-day stand just started — and now it’s ending. Here’s what we’ll be watching for this final weekend of live racing.

Late Frost
24
Aug
  • Angel Cruz
  • Late Frost
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Shine Again S.
  • Timonium

Late Frost chills rivals in Shine Again

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

Late Frost turned a perfect trip under Angel Cruz into victory in Saturday’s Shine Again Stakes at the Big T.

Mystic Lake
24
Aug
  • Charles Town Oaks
  • Charles Town Races
  • Mike Smith
  • Mystic Lake
  • Saffie Joseph Jr.
  • West Virginia horse racing

“Money” Mike Smith’s adventurous visit to Charles Town

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 1
  • 4 min read

Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith had quite a visit to Charles Town that included a gate scratch, a last-place finish, and a win in the G2 Charles Town Oaks.

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