The fatal injury last week of Charles Town sprinter Dr. Feelgood left trainer Crystal Pickett and jockey Darius Thorpe saddened, and reflective.
Parisian Diva, last year’s top sophomore WV-bred filly, has only raced once in 2020 but is nearing her return to action.
Trainer Kristy Petty has sent out only three horses so far this year, but after the West Virginia Futurity, two of them are stakes-placed.
Knicks Go ran second in the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and will try it again in Saturday’s Mile. As in 2018 breeders Angie and Sabrina Moore will be there.
In a 50-year training career, Nancy Heil had never had a Maryland Million starter until today, when Karan’s Notion upset the Sprint.
A year after her coming-out party in the 2019 Maryland Million, Hello Beautiful got back on track with a dominant win in today’s Maryland Million Distaff.
It’s been a tough year for everyone, but trainer Mike Trombetta, who will probably saddle four, says this Maryland Million will be just as special as ever.
Trainer Jerry Robb is set to saddle three on Maryland Million day — including two in the Lassie — but not defending Distaff champ Anna’s Bandit.
We spend a few minutes with Georgiana Pardo, president of Aftercare Charles Town, an organization which helps horsemen find homes for their retiring horses.
John McKee had a huge West Virginia Breeders Classics night, winning multiple races in his roles as owner, trainer, breeder, and stallion owner.