The Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) elections saw three newcomers added to the board and two incumbents holding their seats.
With a Supreme Court ruling and new law in place, New Jersey’s Monmouth Park will accept its first sports wagers on Thursday, the track announced.
Triple Crown winner Justify stands astride the racing world, now rated the top in the two NTRA Top Thoroughbred Polls.
Four-year-old Lift Up earned her first stakes win and her fifth victory in six starts in Saturday’s Miss Liberty at Monmouth Park.
Maryland-bred Still Having Fun stormed from the rear of the field to give trainer Tim Keefe his first graded stakes win, in the G2 Woody Stephens.
Maryland-bred Our Braintrust rallied to post an upset in the $150,000 Tremont Stakes for juveniles at Belmont Park on Friday.
Justify had what trainer Bob Baffert termed a “good day” in his final exercise before Saturday’s bid for a Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes.
Trainer Joe Pierce, Jr., a Monmouth Park fixture, passed away Thursday at age 90.
Bonus Points was clearly best in last year’s Maryland Million Classic and will take a step towards a defense in a Laurel Park allowance on Saturday.
Justify had his first trip around the Belmont Park oval and left trainer Bob Baffert more than pleased with what he saw.