For an eight-day period around the Preakness, the Maryland Jockey Club will not allow Laurel-based horses to work-and-go at Pimlico.
Two vans of horses trained by Chuck Spina were the first to arrive at Monmouth Park May 1 in preparation for the 2021 season.
Off to the Races Radio returns to the air May 1 with plenty of Kentucky Derby chatter as Derby day 2021 arrives, including an on-scene report from Frank Angst.
With high winds, including gusts up to 60 miles per hour, the Maryland Jockey Club was forced to cancel its April 30 card after three races.
Exculpatory, a dramatic first-out maiden winner, returns to action in a Friday allowance, and his trainer has high hopes.
Hibiscus Punch, upset winner of February’s Barbara Fritchie Stakes at Laurel Park, will tackle a tougher opponent Saturday in Gamine.
The MATCH Series will return for 2021 in mid-May at Pimlico. The Series this year will involve Maryland and Virginia only.
Backstretch workers at Laurel Park and Pimlico will have an opportunity to get a Covid-19 vaccine from MedStar Health on May 10.
Jockey Forest Boyce, out with an injury for nearly two months, won on just her second mount back Friday afternoon at Pimlico.
Brooklyn Strong, winner of the Grade 2 Remsen and fifth in the Wood Memorial, will skip tomorrow’s Tesio to train up to the Preakness.