Flat racers will share the spotlight with steeplechase runners on Virginia Gold Cup day, May 2, when three flat races will be run in addition to the jump races.
Jockey Sheldon Russell and trainer Claudio Gonzalez topped the standings at the just completed Laurel Park winter meet.
As first reported in The Racing Biz, Pimlico’s spring meet will be broadcast in high-definition, for which the Maryland Jockey Club has spent $1.5 million.
Maryland Million Ltd. has named Suttler Post Farm Clydesdales the Official Cldyesdales of Jim McKay Maryland Million Day, the organization announced.
In this week’s NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll of 2015, Shared Belief and Dortmund remain the leaders, while International Star and Materiality make big moves.
Daily average handle rose at Laurel Park during the winter meet, though, with a dozen missed days, gross handle declined.
The longest shot on the board won three races in Laurel Park’s Jackpot Pick 5, and no one hit all five, meaning a $102,000 carryover into closing day.
After more than four months, bettors in many mid-Atlantic tracks will again be able to bet on Stronach Group and other tracks, as the MidAtlantic Cooperative and Monarch Content reach a deal.
What’s on tap: Triple Crown-nominated Midlantic-breds and more…
Four veterinarians with Penn National practices face criminal charges for allegedly administering prohibited drugs to horses just prior to racing.