The Stallion Showcase will take place prior to racing on November 30 at Laurel Park and feature stallions from numerous Maryland farms.
Charles Town Races has received the go-ahead to host 60 days of live racing through April 2020, with the Charles Town Classic tentatively set for April 18.
Under auspices of the Jockeys’ Guild, jockeys nationwide will support World Pancreatic Cancer Day November 21 by wearing purple armbands.
The new Thoroughbred Safety Coalition includes leading racetrack operators — including The Stronach Group and NYRA — as well as Breeders’ Cup.
In a pair of juvenile stakes at Laurel Park, Cofactor and Newstome impressed, with the former winning her third straight.
There were robust nominations to Penn Natinoal’s Thanksgiving Eve stakes program, highlighted by the Fabulous Strike and Swatara.
The Maryland Jockey Club has announced several national stakes as automatic qualifiers for the Preakness and other May stakes at Pimlico.
A pair of runners trained by Jeremiah O’Dwyer – Ilchester Cheetah and Cruise and Danze – are slated to contest Saturday’s Smart Halo Stakes at Laurel Park.
Stakes winners Newstome and Raging Whiskey are slated to square off in the James F. Lewis, III Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.
The West Virginia Racing Commission announced it willhire an equine medical director, establish a medical review board, and take other equine-safety steps.