Multiple graded winner Favorite Tale, who won last out for the first time since 2015, will try to double up in the Fire Plug at Laurel Park.
Delaware Park will race 81 days in 2018, with the meet opening May 30 and extending to October 20.
Applications from trainers for the Thoroughbred Makeover rose 38 percent for the 2018 edition, to 812 for the project for retired racehorses.
EquiLottery, a lottery game using horse racing results, is trying for the second straight year to get legislative approval to operate in West Virginia.
Stellar Wind, the multiple Grade 1-winning Virginia-bred mare, breezed a sharp five furlongs this morning at Gulfstream Park.
The Derby trail kicks off with today’s G3 LeComte Stakes, and Larry Jones-trained Kowboy Karma is one of four Mid-Atlantic maiden winners in the race.
Those who responded to the disasters that struck Puerto Rico’s Camarero track and San Luis Rey (Cal.) training center will receive special Eclipse Awards
Carl Kloentrup, a veteran of decades in the racing industry, is the new track superintendent at Delaware Park.
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will not run January 12 or 13, both cards lost to track issues caused by the trick weather.
Irish War Cry, the multiple Grade 2-winning New Jersey-bred, is several weeks away from a 2018 debut, trainer Graham Motion said.