Four Midlantic cities among top in Preakness TV ratings
Four mid-Atlantic cities, headed by Baltimore, were among the 20 cities in which last Saturday’s Preakness had the highest television ratings.
Four mid-Atlantic cities, headed by Baltimore, were among the 20 cities in which last Saturday’s Preakness had the highest television ratings.
The rich get richer as trainer Todd Pletcher won Pimlico’s $50,000 bonus for stakes performances last weekend. Local trainers finished second and third.
This week’s On Tap features the region’s best racing, including four stakes and our Pimlico race o’ the day.
Eight year-old Ben’s Cat seized the top spot among older horses in the newest Top Midlantic-bred Poll, while Storming Inti remained first among sophomores.
Bobby Zen showed the way in Leg 3 of the Maryland Handicapping Series, amassing $73.60 to lead the field in the free Preakness day contest.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was moderate during Preakness week, and Patricia Farro took the Midlantic Claiming 7 lead, in our Claimbox report.
Journeyman jockey Wesley Ho, who rides primarily in Maryland and at Charles Town, was arrested Wednesday on charges of having had sex with minors.
The Maryland Racing Commission on Tuesday decided that it would begin testing cobalt levels in horses, possibly a precursor to specific cobalt rules.
As with the sale as a whole, the number and gross value of Midlantic-breds sold at this week’s Fasig-Tipton 2 year-old sale rose, but the average was down.
In the apparent absence of any progress in negotiations between Colonial Downs and horsemen, the Virginia Racing Commission canceled its May 22 meeting.