Regional tracks and horsemen’s groups are trying to make backstretch workers’ holidays a little brighter. Here’s what they’re doing, and how you can help.
Trainer Barclay Tagg, who began his career “with a rope shank and a borrowed horse” at Pimlico, returned to Maryland today to win the Safely Kept Stakes at Laurel Park.
Dancing Rags is the lone Maryland-bred in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup, and the first Grade 1 winner for her breeder, David DiPietro.
The first Maryland Million win was a long time coming for Fred and Mary Agnes Lewis and trainer Carlos Mancilla — but it was worth the wait.
Saturday’s Maryland Million is the same day as New York’s Showcase Day, leaving Teresa Genaro with a difficult decision: Ben’s Cat at Laurel? Or Kharafa at Belmont?
Hard-hitting Groomedforvictory earned over $700,000 on the track. Now retired to a Virginia farm, he’s getting the retirement and second career he deserves.
A big crowd, Songbird, and Nyquist attended Pennsylvania Derby day, making for great fun, says Teresa Genaro. But she wonders: should we reward a track that otherwise cares “little about horse racing?’
In her final Spa Diary of 2016, Teresa Genaro recaps some happy (and not so) firsts and expresses an age-old desire for the Old Spa.
From Jamaica to Colonial Downs to upstate New York, the journey to Ray Handal’s first Saratoga win included 13 straight lost “shakes” and six runner-up finishes.
Trainer Lacey Gaudet brought her first horse to Saratoga this week, calling it a dream come true.