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Tesio Stakes tops Laurel Park Labor Day card
The Federico Tesio Stakes – a win-and-you’re-in for the Preakness – tops a big Labor Day card at Laurel Park, which is part of a nine-stake weekend.
Delaware Park cancels Wednesday card
After taking a beating from Tropical Storm Isaias, Delaware Park has canceled its Wednesday card and will bring back some of the races for Saturday.
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Which Midlantic trainers have been en fuego since the end of the coronavirus breaks? We wondered the same thing, and here are the answers.
Timonium will not run in 2020
With the Maryland State Fair as we have known looking unlikely, the Timonium race meet will not occur, those days being run instead at Laurel Park.
Laurel: Lasix-free baby race draws full field
Laurel Park’s first Lasix-free juvenile race of 2020, a maiden event, has drawn a full gate of 10 on Friday’s card.
Parx Racing, Colonial Downs cancel Tuesday cards
With Tropical Storm Isaias lashing the Mid-Atlantic region, Parx Racing has canceled its Tuesday card.
ARCI: Most positives therapeutic overages
The latest data from the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) indicate that most “positives” are overages of permitted medications.
Maryland set to offer first juvenile races of 2020
Laurel Park will offer its first baby races of 2020 — Lasix-free — as extras for its August 7 card, but the fate of a Lasix study was less clear.
Off to the Races radio set for August 1
Off to the Races Radio returns July 25 with a show featuring trainers Ferris Allen and Karen Godsey, handicapping with Derby Bill and more.
Rosario Montanez “doing well,” faces long road
Jockey Rosario Montanez, injured in a mid-July spill at Laurel Park, is doing well, his agent says, and eager to tackle the long road to return.
PA gets new equine retirement center
The new equine retirement center, Pastures of Point Lookout, is in Chadds Ford, PA and is a project of Jamie Wyeth with the help of Graham and Anita Motion.
Report of mares bred due August 1
The annual report of mares bred for the 2020 breeding season is due to the Jockey Club August 1, the group said.
Colonial Downs delays Tuesday first post
Colonial Downs’s opening day card — already delayed by one day because of heat — will kick off an hour later than originally planned, at 6:30 tonight.
Who are the leading Midlantic trainers?
Which Midlantic trainers have been en fuego since the end of the coronavirus breaks? We wondered the same thing, and here are the answers.
Colonial Downs cancels opening day card
In the face of brutal heat, Colonial Downs has decided to scrap its opening day card, which was slated for Monday, July 27.
Horologist owner Beatty faces Monmouth ban
Grade 3 winner Horologist’s owner Cameron Beatty is banned from Monmouth Park for violating the track’s Covid-19 protocols — by entering winner’s circle.
Off to the Races radio set for July 25
Off to the Races Radio returns July 25 with a show featuring trainers Ferris Allen and Karen Godsey, handicapping with Derby Bill and more.
Rosario Montanez on the improve
Jockey Rosario Montanez, injured in a bad spill last Friday, has continued to improve after undergoing Saturday surgery, his agent said.
Charles Town offers Thursday carryover
In its Thursday card, Charles Town will have a carryover of more than $35,000 in the Pick 5, which kicks off in race four.
Colonial Downs to race without spectators
After intending to race with limited spectators permitted, Colonial Downs has shifted gears and decided its 2020 meet will be fan-free.
