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Laurel Park
30
Nov
  • equine fatalities
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • John Passero
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

HISA report finds “no singular cause” of Laurel spring fatalities

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

A new Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) report on Laurel Park’s spring fatalites finds no one cause but some notable facts.

Capo Pennsylvania Nursery
29
Nov
  • Capo
  • Kendrick Carmouche
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes

Capo prevails in Pennsylvania Nursery

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

Claimed for $20,000 last out, two-year-old Capo paid dividends in a big way by scoring a 23-1 upset in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes.

Howl
25
Nov
  • Brittany Russell
  • City of Laurel S.
  • Ellen Charles
  • Howl
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Post Time
  • Richard W. Small S.
  • Safely Kept S.

Toledo hits 100-stake win mark; Howl, Post Time take 3yo stakes

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

Two late-season 3yo stakes Saturday at Laurel Park might have more impact than expected, and jockey Jevian Toledo won his 100th stake aboard Howl.

Jubawithatwist King Kontie
24
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jubawithatwist
  • King Kontie
  • West Virginia Futurity
  • West Virginia horse racing

Jubawithatwist, King Kontie meet again in WV Futurity

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 5
  • 3 min read

Two-year-olds Jubawithatwist and King Kontie are the headliners as they meet for the fourth time in Saturday’s West Virginia Futurity at Charles Town.

Laurel Park
22
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 / 3 years
  • 2
  • 2 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.

No Change
19
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Coastal Mission
  • Muad'dib
  • No Change
  • Randy Funkhouser Memorial S.
  • Social Chic
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: No Change prevails in Funkhouser Memorial

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

No Change continued his second-half emergence with a win in Charles Town’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes, his third straight stakes score.

Coastal Mission
18
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Coastal Mission
  • Jeff Runco
  • West Virginia horse racing

Coastal Mission skips Funkhouser, targets Cigar Mile

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 1
  • 3 min read

Coastal Mission, the overwhelming favorite for Saturday’s Funkhouser Memorial, will bypass that race and target the Grade 2 Cigar Mile.

17
Nov

Passings: Joe Servis, Bobby Ussery

  • Frank Vespe / 3 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 / 3 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 / 3 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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