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Ninetyprcentmaddie
07
Mar
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Ninetyprcentmaddie stars in Parx stakes; 3 on tap today

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

Ninetyprcentmaddie romped in the City of Brotherly Love Stakes as Parx Racing kicked off its 2023 stakes schedule Monday; three stakes are up today.

Laurel Park
28
Feb
  • Axel Concepcion
  • Laurel Park
  • Luis Rivera Jr.
  • Maryland horse racing

Young riders Rivera, Concepcion opening eyes

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

Young riders educated at Puerto Rico’s jockey school are making noise at Laurel, with Axel Concepcion and Luis Rivera, Jr. earning their first wins last week.

HISA logo
21
Feb
  • Alan Foreman
  • Ben Mosier
  • Dr. Mary Scollay
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

HISA medication control program outlined

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

A Tuesday presentation at Laurel Park outlined a HISA medication control program scheduled to launch March 27 and representing a major industry change.

Avery Whisman ceremony
18
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • General George H.
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Norman Cash
  • Richard Monterrey
  • William Humphrey

For riders, trainers, Avery Whisman ceremony kindles complex day

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

Laurel Park held a mid-card ceremony Feb. 18 for deceased rider Avery Whisman, and for riders and trainers, it kindled complex feelings.

Plot the Dots
16
Feb
  • Beverly Park
  • Double Crown
  • Eastern Bay
  • General George H.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Norman Cash
  • Plot the Dots

For trainer Lynn Cash, “the time of our lives”

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

Trainer Norman Lynn Cash has burst on the scene with a racing operation that violates all the norms – and has seven horses in Laurel Park stakes Saturday.

Pimlico
14
Feb
  • Gov. Wes Moore
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico
  • Racing and Community Development Act

For Pimlico-Laurel rebuild, “man in a hurry” might be key

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

New Maryland governor Wes Moore has been called a “man in a hurry,” which could be what the over-budget, behind-schedule Pimlico-Laurel rebuild needs.

Soul of the Matter
09
Feb
  • Afternoon Deelites
  • Burt Bacharach
  • Heartlight No. One
  • Soul of the Matter
  • West Virginia horse racing

Burt Bacharach, breeder, owner, and composer, passes

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

Burt Bacharach, the legendary composer who bred and owned an Eclipse winner and two of the best WV-breds ever, has died.

Plot the Dots
21
Jan
  • Award Wanted
  • Geisha S.
  • Jennings H.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Plot the Dots

Laurel: Plot the Dots, Award Wanted win Md-bred stakes

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

Well-bet favorites labored home third in a pair of Maryland-bred stakes, while Plot the Dots and Award Wanted were easy winners.

Bug boy Avery Whisman won at Delaware Park aboard Crystal Pier. Photo by HoofprintsInc.com.
16
Jan
  • Avery Whisman
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Port Louis

Jockey Avery Whisman, 23, passes away

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

Avery Whisman, a jockey who forged a strong relationship with Hall of Famer Mike Smith and rode numerous winners in the Mid-Atlantic, died January 11.

11
Jan
  • Bill Carstanjen
  • Churchill Downs
  • Colonial Downs
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Thoroughbred Association

Virginia-Certified program to undergo changes

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

The Virginia-certified residency program, which encourages people to send young horses to Virginia, will operate with new limitations this year.

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