Once nearly 20 lengths back, former claimer Kid Cruz arrived with a worst-to-first rally to take the Private Terms Stakes at Laurel Park.
Three-time stake winner Geeky Gorgeous earned recognition as New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
The finalists for the Racing Hall of Fame include Maryland-based star Xtra Heat and several others with mid-Atlantic connections.
Scott Wells, president of Remington Park and Lone Star Park, was re-elected as President of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA).
Eric Johnston, the racing secretary at Sam Houston Race Park, has been named Director of Racing Operations for Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.
The busiest claiming week of 2014 led to significant shuffling of the Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.
Through the first two months of the year, Thoroughbred racing’s economic indicators for 2014 lag behind those of 2013.
Journeyman rider Abel Castellano, who has won nearly 700 career races in Maryland, returned to Laurel Park’s jockey colony today after six months in New York.
HRTV will cover the 2014 Charles Town Classic, Penn Mile, and other big events from Penn National Gaming tracks.