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09
Nov
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Mid-Atlantic 2024 HISA tab up 16% versus 2023

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

Mid-Atlantic tracks and horsemen will potentially need to contribute more than $17 million to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) in ’24.

Laurel Park
09
Nov
  • Forest Boyce
  • Hamilton Smith
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Jean Alvelo
  • Jean Briceno
  • Jeiron Barbosa
  • Kieron Magee
  • Laurel Park
  • Martina Rojas
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Raymond Ginter Jr.
  • Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon
  • Susan Cooney
  • Tim Keefe
  • Yomar Ortiz

Laurel Park jockeys and trainers to watch

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

Which Laurel Park jockeys and trainers are winning more than you’d expect? We dug into the numbers to find those who are outperforming expectations.

Auguste Rodin
07
Nov
  • Aidan O'Brien
  • Arcangelo
  • Breeders' Cup
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Rick Dutrow

Breeders’ Cup continues “year of the regulator”

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

The first Breeders’ Cup of the HISA era featured scratches galore and a Classic won by a trainer coming off a 10-year ban.

Direct the Cat
05
Nov
  • "James and Eleanor Casey Memorial S."
  • Charles Town Races
  • Direct the Cat
  • Eleanor Casey Memorial S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Direct the Cat romps in Casey Memorial

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

Direct the Cat won her fourth straight race with consummate ease in Saturday’s James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes at Charles Town Races.

Direct the Cat
04
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Direct the Cat
  • Eleanor Casey Memorial S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town: Direct the Cat a handful in Casey Memorial

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 8
  • 3 min read

Direct the Cat looks for a fourth straight win in Saturday’s James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes, plus picks for the evening’s card.

Fulmineo
03
Nov
  • Arnaud Delacour
  • Breeders' Cup
  • Country Life Farm
  • Fulmineo
  • Josh Pons
  • Maryland horse racing

Fulmineo carrying Maryland Breeders’ Cup hopes

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

Maryland-bred and -based Fulmineo has his connections excited as he readies to run in Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.

Laurel Park
02
Nov
  • Forest Boyce
  • Hamilton Smith
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Jean Alvelo
  • Jean Briceno
  • Jeiron Barbosa
  • Kieron Magee
  • Laurel Park
  • Martina Rojas
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Raymond Ginter Jr.
  • Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon
  • Susan Cooney
  • Tim Keefe
  • Yomar Ortiz

Laurel Park jockeys and trainers to watch

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

Which Laurel Park jockeys and trainers are winning more than you’d expect? We dug into the numbers to find those who are outperforming expectations.

31
Oct
  • Aidan Butler
  • Alan Foreman
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Pimlico

Md. Racing Commission approves tentative 2024 racing dates

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

The Md. Racing Commission approved placeholder racing dates for 2024, but with no agreement in place between horsemen and the tracks, work remains.

Frankie Pennington
31
Oct
  • frankie pennington
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Frankie Pennington reaches 3,000 wins

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

With a win in Tuesday’s first race at Parx Racing, jockey Frankie Pennington earned the 3,000th victory of his career.

30
Oct
  • David Wade
  • Jockey Club Fact Book
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Northview Stallion Station
  • Report of Mares Bred
  • The Jockey Club

Mares bred figs continue steady decline

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

The Jockey Club’s report of mares bred indicates that for the eighth straight year, fewer mares were bred than in the previous year.

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