Jockey Rosario Montanez, injured in a mid-July spill at Laurel Park, is doing well, his agent says, and eager to tackle the long road to return.
The new equine retirement center, Pastures of Point Lookout, is in Chadds Ford, PA and is a project of Jamie Wyeth with the help of Graham and Anita Motion.
The annual report of mares bred for the 2020 breeding season is due to the Jockey Club August 1, the group said.
With a hard fought win in the San Diego Handicap, Maximum Security moved into the top five in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for older horses.
Defending champ River Deep faces a tough test in Wednesday’s Edward P. Evans Stakes at Colonial Downs, one of three Virginia stakes the next two days.
With his second win of the day at Laurel Park, jockey Jevian Toledo reached the 1,000-win plateau for his career.
Off to the Races Radio returns July 25 with a show featuring trainers Ferris Allen and Karen Godsey, handicapping with Derby Bill and more.
Multiple stakes winner Laki, a seven-year-old, has been installed as the 5-2 favorite in Laurel Park’s Saturday feature, a $55,000 allowance.
Colonial Downs will roll out an 11-race card for its opener, which takes place Monday, July 27 and includes two jump races.
Jockey Jevian Toledo, who has 18 mounts this coming weekend at Laurel Park, is just two wins shy of 1,000 for his career.