Colonial Downs will race 48 days in 2026, the track announced today, with a Virginia Derby festival in March and the main meet starting June 25.
Red-hot apprentice Yedsit Hazlewood won three more races Sunday at Laurel Park, his 22nd consecutive winning day at the track.
Equibase will provide free digital pocket past performances — one page per race — the company announced Wednesday.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) will launch a new nonprofit Equine Recovery Foundation to assist injured racehorses.
The Maryland Horse Foundation announced it is expanding its Career Program beyond Thoroughbreds to the full horse industry.
Tartabull, the first foal out of onetime star Anna’s Bandit, will try to make like mom in Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Stakes at Laurel Park.
Slewperstitus and Doc’s Miracle, separated by just a neck in the Maryland Million Lassie, renew acquaintances in Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Filly.
Two-year-old Jumping the Gun, a three-time winner at Delaware Park this summer, could give trainer Andy Simoff his first graded win Saturday.
In the third quarter, HISA-regulated tracks reported 1.02 fatalities per 1,000 starts, the organization said Friday.
Curlin’s Honor, a popular second-crop sire, will shift to West Virginia’s O’Sullivan Farms for 2026, the farm announced.