They named Page McKenney for her aunt. He was claimed away. They bought back into him. Yes, the story is personal for breeders James Bryant and Linda Davis.
Trainer Marya Montoya claimed Unrivaled for just $30,000 in October. His fourth start for her will likely be in the G1 Bluegrass Stakes — a journey her father would have enjoyed.
Parx Racing and the Jockeys’ Guild averted a possible weekend shutdown with a deal that allows riders to continue to be covered by the track’s insurance.
Amid a bitter dispute over Parx Racing;s demand that they sign an insurance waiver, most of the track’s jockeys intend to boycott Saturday’s card.
The MidAtlantic Cooperative-Monarch Content Management dispute — now in its fourth month with the end still uncertain — has horseplayers exasperated.
A year ago, jockey Kendrick Carmouche was struggling to break through at Gulfstream. Now, with family behind him, he’s heating up in the mid-Atlantic cold.
Sources said the Monarch Content Management-Mid Atlantic Cooperative dispute — keeping regional bettors from playing many tracks — may soon be resolved.
In January Atlantic City Race Course said its final goodbyes — for the third time in 20 years. Does it have another act left in it?
Sam Elliott’s first visit to Parx Racing was to interview for his new job there, as racing secretary. He’s excited about the untapped potential he sees.
Handicappers won’t give Van Persie or Twin Engine a look in Saturday’s Swatara at Penn National. But that’s not a concern for their locally-based trainers.