Jockey Charlie Marquez earned the first riding title of his young career at the just-completed Pimlico meet.
The word was out on 2-year-old H P Moon, who went off at 2-5 in his debut and ran like it, winning off by almost 10 lengths at Pimlico.
Anna’s Bandit, an 11-time stakes winner who earned over $800,000, has been retired and will be bred next year, co-owner Gina Robb said.
Off to the Races Radio returns to the air August 21 focused on closing weekend at Pimlico, MATCH Series at Colonial, and Charles Town Classic.
Kiss the Girl, a stakes winner on dirt, will hope to register her first turf victory in Saturday’s All Brandy Stakes at Pimlico.
While Colonial Downs is known for its top-quality turf course, it’ll be the dirt track that takes center stage Monday with four MATCH Series stakes.
A turf experiment didn’t go as well as hoped, so it’s back to the main track in Saturday’s Miss Disco at Pimlico for seven-time stakes winner Street Lute.
The Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame will induct three horses this year, the first time since its inaugural year it has added more than two.
Jaxon Traveler, a stakes winner in Maryland, will return to the state for Saturday’s Star de Naskra Stakes at Pimlico.
Charles Town Races will add a day to its schedule, racing Sunday, August 22 as a makeup for the canceled August 14 card.