Coming off his third Fabulous Strike win in a row, Maryland-bred Ben’s Cat earned the nod in the final Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2014.
A loose horse running the wrong way ran into another horse during a race Saturday at Charles Town. The stewards blame the track; the track blames the stewards.
On Friday we flagged four horses we were watching over the weekend. Today’s RaceBrief answers the question: How’d they do?
At Saturday’s retirement ceremony for local star Eighttofasttocatch, the big horse was the biggest star — but don’t sell the flamingoes or the goat short.
Laurel Park will hold a retirement ceremony tomorrow for Eighttofasttocatch, the gelding who won Saturday’s Jennings Handicap to eclipse $1 million in earnings.
What’s on tap this weekend… a Top Midlantic-bred in action, plus some horses worth a look.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will award $2.4 million in grants to equine aftercare facilities, including six in the mid-Atlantic.
Bear Access, who shocked the grassy Maryland Million Ladies at odds of 66-1, will switch back to dirt for an allowance test today at Laurel Park.
Trainer Mike Trombetta’s charges won three times at Laurel Park on Thursday, including the feature and a maiden event.
The claiming statistics and leaders for the week ending December 9, in our Claimbox Report.