With Maryland racing paused by EHV-1, Laurel Park has decided to push back its mid-month stakes from April 17 to April 24.
Mystic Guide moved to the top of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll with a smashing win in the Dubai World Cup.
Data from the Equine Injury Database released by The Jockey Club shows that the frequency of equine fatality in racing declined in 2020 to its lowest recorded level.
Known Agenda, a mild upset winner of the Grade 1 Florida Derby, was in “great shape” the morning after, trainer Todd Pletcher said.
With longtime Parx Racing track announcer Keith Jones having retired in December, Parx has announced Chris Griffin as the new announcer.
The Virginia-raised Sadler’s Joy, who’s made over $2.6 million, returns for his third start in Gulfstream Park’s G2 Pan American on Saturday.
West Virginia’s Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs will hold a virtual Women in Racing panel Thursday, March 25.
Virginians Larry Johnson and David Ross will have runners in Saturday’s $1 million Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai, True Valour and Extravagant Kid, respectively.
The Preakness, slated for its traditional third Saturday in May timelsot, will take place in front of a socially distanced crowd limlted to 10,000.
With a big win in the Louisiana Derby that earns him a spot in the Kentucky Derby, Hot Rod Charlie is on the rise in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.