From the Spa: August 1 Midlantic-breds in Saratoga stakes
A New Jersey-bred and a Maryland-bred meet in the Lucky Coin Stakes at Saratoga.
A New Jersey-bred and a Maryland-bred meet in the Lucky Coin Stakes at Saratoga.
Jockey Sheldon Russell, away 3 1/2 months because of injury, returned to riding today at Laurel Park and won with one of the three mounts he had.
Maryland-bred The Big Beast enjoyed his finest moment in winning Saratoga’s King’s BIshop last year. He returns to the Spa Saturday in the G1 Vanderbilt.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has been installed as the 1-5 favorite in Sunday’s Grade 1 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.
Espresso Time, the $1 million filly who ran third in her career debut Sunday at Laurel, did plenty right after a bad break. Her connections have high hopes.
The purse for the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational will rise to $1.75 million, Monmouth Park announced today.
One man was shot and another arrested this morning on the Delaware Park backside.
The West Virginia Racing Commission — one of four Midlantic states to use Truesdail Labs for equine drug testing — voted yesterday to replace them.
Five of the juvenile fillies in the $50,000 White Clay Creek Stakes have already earned their maiden victories.
Triple Crown here American Pharoah is sitting on go for this weekend’s Haskell Invitational after notching his final breeze in preparation.