Claiming activity remained flat for the week, and the Midlantic Claiming 7 saw relatively little change,
Wagering on races run in the United States was flat in January 2014 versus a year ago, as were the purses paid. But the number of racedays grew.
In today’s RaceBrief, West Virginia horsemen fight to hang onto purse enhancements and a court upholds racing’s “absolute insurer” rule.
Handle picked up in the mid-Atlantic — and everyone ran their weekend cards.
In our weekly LookBack, we review the weekend’s mid-Atlantic racing.
Despite difficult weather, every Penn National card in January topped $1 million in wagering, the first month that’s happened in the oval’s 43-year history.
Several Midlantic-breds who were weighted on the Experimental Free Handicap have been nominated to the Triple Crown.
It was worth the wait for Horacio Karamanos. He rode his first two races of 2014 today at Laurel Park — and won both.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
Veteran stallion Petionville, who has stood in Pennsylvania for the last two years, will move to Murmur Farm in Maryland.