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.
John Jones won for the first time in a year, repeating in the Jennings Stakes at Laurel Park, while My Magician rallied to win the Politely.
It was bombs away in the a Laurel Park maiden race, when 40-1 outsider It’s a Doozy rolled home to win.