In the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2023, PA-bred Angel of Empire was as dominant a winner as he was in the G1 Arkansas Derby.
Grade 3 winner Wondrwherecraigis returned from a layoff running, earning a hard-fought victory in a salty allowance contest at Laurel Thursday.
The catalog for the May Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of two-year-olds in training is now available online, the company said.
Two-time stakes winner Girl Trouble will look to get back to winning in Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park with a Black-Eyed Susan spot on the line.
Coffeewithchris and Prince of Jericho have run one-two in three Laurel Park stakes races so far. Saturday’s Federico Tesio is the biggest one yet.
America’s Best Racing will once again host a party to benefit the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance in Baltimore the Wednesday before the Preakness.
The winner of the 2023 Preakness-The Art of Racing contest was unveiled Tuesday at a ceremony at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
Journeyman jockey Jorge Ruiz, who raced at Gulfstream Park over the winter, will make his return to Maryland with three mounts Friday.
Sal Sinatra, former Maryland Jockey Club and Equibase chief, will consult with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority on technology integration.
Jockey Sheldon Russell, out during the winter to heal a nagging shoulder injury, begins his comeback in earnest with three mounts this racing weekend.