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.
California Chrome (along with Ride On Curlin) boarded a van bound for Belmont Park this morning, where in three weeks he’ll try to win the Triple Crown.
Seven years ago, Curlin came late to tackle the Derby winner in the Preakness. Saturday, his son Ride On Curlin did the same. It was almost deja vu.
Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas expanded on his thoughts to expand the time between Triple Crown races.
California Chrome reprised his Derby victory with a dominant Preakness win, and now it’s on to Belmont and, perhaps, history. With a Preakness gallery.
Meadowood tracked the pace and burst on by to win the Chick Lang Stakes on the Preakness undercard at Pimlico.
Ageless rallied up the rail to take her second straight stake in Saturday’s The Very One Stakes at Pimlico.