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17
Nov

Passings: Joe Servis, Bobby Ussery

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

In recent days, Charles Town Hall of Famer Joe Servis, a former jockey and steward, and national Hall of Fame jockey Bobby Ussery passed away.

Coastal Mission
17
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Coastal Mission
  • Muad'dib
  • Randy Funkhouser Memorial S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Coastal Mission strong favorite in Funkhouser Mem’l

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

Coastal Mission dominated the field in last month’s Sam Huff WV Breeders Classic, and he looms a towering favorite in Saturday’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial.

Laurel Park
15
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.

Someday Is Today
12
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • My Sister Pearl S.
  • Someday Is Today
  • West Virginia horse racing

Someday Is Today – again – in My Sister Pearl

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

Someday Is Today burst away from her rivals in the lane to take the My Sister Pearl Stakes by six lengths Saturday at Charles Town Races.

Copper Tax
11
Nov
  • Cap Classique
  • Copper Tax
  • Jaime Rodriguez
  • James F. Lewis III S.
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Smart Halo S.

Laurel: Patient Toledo, Rodriguez rides key 2yo stakes wins

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

Patient rides by Jevian Toledo and Jaime Rodriguez keyed a pair of 2yo stakes wins at Laurel Park Saturday afternoon.

Someday Is Today
10
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • My Sister Pearl S.
  • Someday Is Today
  • West Virginia horse racing

Someday Is Today back for more in My Sister Pearl

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

Someday Is Today romped in the WVBC DIstaff and returns as the favorite in Saturday’s My Sister Pearl Stakes for state-breds at Charles Town.

10
Nov
  • handle
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Wagering handle continues downward trend in October

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

National wagering handle continued its downward trend in October and is down nearly five percent year-over-year.

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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.

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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.

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