Charles Town Races will not run Thursday, January 11, the track announced, as a result of the effect of the freeze-thaw cycle on the racing strip.
Stellar Wind has been named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2017 — the second time she’s earned that honor in three years, and the first horse to win it more than once.
For the first time in nearly a decade, handle at the Maryland Jockey Club topped $600 million in 2017, an increase of about 12 percent from last year.
The Media Eclipse Awards have been announced, naming winners in the writing and photography categories.
Trainer Eddie Gaudet, winner of 1735 and patriarch of an accomplished Maryland racing family, passed away at age 87.
The second annual Equestricon will take place October 29-30 in Louisville, leading into the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs the following weekend.
NBC Sports scored a pair of Eclipse awards for its coverage of the Kentucky Derby, and the Daily Racing Form nabbed one in the audio-multi media category.
Among the contenders for NTRA moment of the year are Cloud Computing’s Preakness win and the passing of Ben’s Cat.
Frank Stronach will receive an Eclipse Award of Merit recognizing his five decades in racing as a top breeder, owner, and racetrack operator.
Trainer Claudio Gonzalez and rider Jevian Toledo wrapped up the Laurel Park fall meet titles and were Maryland’s year-round leaders in 2017.