The Maryland Thoroughbred Career Program encourages young people to work in the Thoroughbred industry and will launch in June.
El Areeb, from the Cal Lynch barn, headlines Saturday’s G3 Withers, the next step on his hoped-for road to the Kentucky Derby.
Three former racing regulators will comprise the panel assessing whether states are in compliance with key integrity regulations.
Delaware Park, with a meet beginning June 3, today revealed its 2017 stakes schedule, which is topped by the 80th running of the G1 Delaware Handicap.
Arrogate, dominant winner of Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup, is the number one horse in the country, the first NTRA poll of ’17 says.
Arrogate — recently rated the world’s top racehorse — showed why yesterday when he cruised to an easy win in the Pegasus World Cup. California Chrome finished ninth.
Saturday’s rematch of California Chrome and Arrogate calls to mind the Alysheba-Ferdinand contests three decades ago.
Virginia-connected horses will be well represented on Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup undercard.
High Roller scored a mild upset in the Whiteley, while favored Star Super hung on in the Marshua today at Laurel Park.
California Chrome’s win in the Dubai World Cup last March was voted NTRA moment of the year.
