Book’em Danno, a Grade 1 winner and earner of $800,000 in 2024, has been named New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year for the second year in a row.
Churchill Downs track announcer Travis Stone will call the action at Colonial Downs during next month’s Virginia Derby mini-meet.
Trainer Brad Cox’s powerful stable could be represented over Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks weekend at Colonial Downs, he said.
Determined Kingdom, now past $700,000 in career earnings, has been named Virginia-bred Horse of the Year after winning two stakes in ’24.
The new Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC) announced Feb. 21 that it has hired John Banno as Director of Racing Surfaces.
The rate of equine fatality dropped below one per 1,000 starts at HISA-governed tracks in 2024, according to HISA, the lowest rate recorded.
Parx Racing will add Thursday, Feb. 27 to its racing schedule to make up for days lost to the winter weather.
Charles Town’s 2025 stakes schedule, which closely mirrors its 2024 calendar, kicks off April 12, with the track’s biggest day set for Aug. 22.
The new Maryland Jockey Club will host a live-money, on-site and online handicapping contest April 19.
St. Jude, a six-year-old with just three prior career starts, dominated a Laurel Park allowance Saturday for his second career win.
