Starting with the 2018 crop, the Jockey Club will replace hard copy foal certificates with digital foal certificates.
Charles Town Races will race on a four-day-per-week schedule in 2018 through April 21; the remainder of the racing calendar will be set later.
Jockey Elvis Trujillo — fresh off a stint in China — has moved his tack to Maryland to launch his North American comeback.
Northern Eclipse, a stake winner earlier this year, found the winning range again today in a Laurel Park allowance.
Unbridled Daddy, suddenly improving, scored his third straight victory in a Laurel Park allowance Friday afternoon.
Monmouth Park will race 52 days in 2018 — up from 50 this year — and an additional six all-turf cards will take place at the Meadowlands.
The Fasig-Tipton mixed sale taking place next month has added 73 hores to its catalog, now at 277, including 41 horses of racing age.
Millionaire Kobe’s Back, who made every start in his career in stakes company, has joined the Bonita Farm stallion roster for 2018.
The late Penny Chenery will receive one more award: the Big Sport of Turfdom Award, recognizing those who enhance coverage of the sport, from the Turf Publicists of America.
Graded stakes-placed Barry Lee and talented Kowboy Karma are the headliners in Saturday’s James F. Lewis, III Stakes for juveniles at Laurel Park.