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.
John Jones returned to his Maryland base triumphantly, taking the Jennings Stakes in a race marred by the fatal breakdown of Just Jack.
Ms Locust Point galloped to an easy win in today’s Gin Talking Stakes at Laurel Park.
The closing day of Laurel Park’s winter meet Saturday will feature five stakes, a Pick 6 carryover of more than $12,500 — and a mandatory payout.
The Treasury Department has issued proposed rules that would ease the withholding requirements on winning horseplayers.