Ticket sales for the 2016 Preakness are 10 percent ahead of those from last year, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.
Mor Spirit, a Pennsylvania-bred son of Eskendereya, took the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park to stamp himself the top Derby contender in the West.
The barn area for Delaware Park’s 2016 meeting will open March 1, with stall applications due February 10, the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association announced.
The annual Jockeys’ Guild Assembly brings together thoroughbred and quarter horse jockeys from around the country to discuss issues of importance to all riders.
Laurel Park’s silent auction February 13 will benefit jockey Fray Martinez, diagnosed with leukemia in December.
The Retired Racehorse Project’s has received nearly 500 applications from trainers hoping to participate in this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover.
In our weekly column, we feature a regional horse who caught our attention. This week: maiden breaker Girls Got Rhythum.
Cathryn Sophia, a three-year-old Maryland-bred filly, had the worst of the trip in Saturday’s Forward Gal at Gulfstream Park but was tons the best in winning.
Sunny Ridge, a New Jersey-bred 3-year-old, gutted out a win in Saturday’s Withers Stakes and now is third on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard.
Jockey Xavier Perez, out of action since January 15 after testing positive for amphetamines, has been reinstated and has two mounts Monday at Laurel Park.