Delaware Park will shift the start of its 2017 season to June 3, about two weeks later than has been typical in recent years.
The Virginia Equine Alliance will open its second off-track betting facility January 11 in Richmond.
Handle on its live product was up nearly 20 percent in 2016, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.
The What a Summer Stakes and Fire Plug Stakes will take place January 14 at Laurel Park.
Two apprentice jocks based in the mid-Atlantic, and two horses bred here, are among the just-announced finalists for Eclipse Awards.
Online wagering company Xpressbet will offer one player a chance to make a $10,000 win bet on the Pegasus World Cup this month.
Media Eclipse Award winners for 2016 have been announced, among them Maryland-based writer John Scheinman.
El Areeb, based at Cal Lynch’s Laurel Park barn, drew first blood of 2017 on the Derby trail with an 11-length win in the G3 Jerome.
High Ridge Road, nipped last out in the Grade 3 Go For Wand, wore down By the Moon to take today’s Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes at Laurel Park today.
Heaven’s Runway wore down favored Chief Lion to win today’s Dave’s Friend Stakes at Laurel Park.