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Sparkle Blue
26
Sep
  • Dr. Doug Daniels
  • Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA)
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • Racehorse Health and Safety Act
  • Rep. Clay Higgins

Proposed new bill would repeal, replace HISA

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

New legislation set to be introduced in Congress will repeal HISA and replace it with an interstate compact governed by state racing commissions.

Saudi Crown
25
Sep
  • Cotillion S.
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania Derby
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Notes from Pennsylvania Derby day

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

Some news, notes, and observations from a rainy, messy but exciting day at Parx Racing, where the Pennsylvania Derby was run Saturday.

Direct the Cat
23
Sep
  • Charles Town Races
  • Direct the Cat
  • Rachel's Turn S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Direct the Cat is all that in Rachel’s Turn

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

Direct the Cat blew her opponents away in a dominant performance in Friday’s Rachel’s Turn Stakes at Charles Town Races.

22
Sep
  • Charles Town Races
  • Direct the Cat
  • Rachel's Turn S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Direct the Cat looks to double up in Rachel’s Turn

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

Friday’s Rachel’s Turn Stakes will give 2-year-old WV-bred fillies a chance to earn some black type, including flashy last out winner Direct the Cat.

Foggy Night
19
Sep
  • Cotillion S.
  • Gallant Bob S.
  • Parx Dirt Mile S.
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania Derby
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Plenty of intrigue on PA Derby day card

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

Saturday’s PA Derby day card at Parx Racing has intriguing showdowns throughout the card, including in the Cotillion, where two G1 winners square off.

Witty
17
Sep
  • Ben's Cat S.
  • Elizabeth Merryman
  • Gary Capuano
  • Intrepid Daydream
  • Larry Fowler
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Shine Again S.
  • Witty

“What next” the lurking question for minor stakes winners

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

For minor stakes winners like Witty and Intrepid Daydream, “what’s next” is the lurking question, and one their connections had ready answers for.

Highestdistinction
16
Sep
  • All Along Stakes
  • Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup
  • Brittany Russell
  • Full Count Felicia
  • Highestdistinction
  • Lindsay Schultz
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico

Highestdistinction sharp in G3 BWI Turf Cup win

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

The “razor sharp” Highestdistinction earned a win in the G3 BWI Turf Cup at Pimlico, while Full Count Felicia won the All Along.

Trevor McCarthy
16
Sep
  • Cape Henlopen S.
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Tawny Port
  • Trevor McCarthy

Catching up with… Trevor McCarthy

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

Delaware kid Trevor McCarthy returns to his home state Saturday to ride in the Cape Henlopen, and we caught up with him for a wide-ranging conversation.

15
Sep
  • Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup
  • Highestdistinction
  • Lindsay Schultz
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico

Highestdistinction looks for hat trick in G3 BWI Turf Cup

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

Highestdistinction was winless for nearly three years but arrives at Saturday’s BWI Turf Cup on a two-race win streak that includes his first stakes win.

Beacon Hill
13
Sep
  • Beacon Hill
  • Cape Henlopen S.
  • Cross Border
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Michael Maker
  • Tawny Port

Delaware: Intriguing group set to contest Cape Henlopen

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

Saturday’s $200,000 Cape Henlopen Stakes has attracted an intriguing group, including millionaire Cross Border and 2022 Kentucky Derby runner Tawny Port.

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