Three-year-old O Dionysus will look to stretch out in the March 18 Private Terms at Laurel Park, one of five stakes scheduled for the day.
For the fourth straight year, the equine fatality rate declined in 2016 and now is 23 percent below 2009 levels, the Jockey Club said.
Penn National, typically a nighttime track, will run daylight cards on four Saturdays this year: all three Triple Crown days, plus Penn Mile.
Crossover star Sam Hunt will headline this year’s Preakness Infieldfest, along with local favorites Good Charlotte and others.
Three-year-old Unique Bella rose to fourth on the NTRA’s Top Three-Year-Old poll, still headed by McCraken, while Arrogate was judged the Top Thoroughbred overall.
The 32nd Maryland Million day will take place October 21 at Laurel Park, the group announced today.
Jockey Trevor McCarthy is one of four great guests lined up for Saturday’s edition of “Off to the Races on The Racing Biz Radio Network.”
Cathryn Sophia earned laurels as the top Maryland-bred runner of 2016, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced today.
Irish War Cry, the undefeated New Jersey-bred, will look to take another step towards the May 6 Kentucky Derby Saturday in the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park.
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