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Heather Cellinesi wins Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award
The 2019 Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award will be given to Heather Cellinesi as part of the Maryland MIllion festivities later this month.
Industry insiders laud Pimlico plan: “Our Triple Crown”
Maryland’s Thoroughbred industry insiders appear to be lining up behind the new plan to keep the Preakness at Pimlico and reinvent Laurel Park.
Pimlico: City, Stronach Group announce agreement, but much work remains
The agreement to save Pimlico announced today by the Stronach Group and Baltimore City will require state legislative action.
WVBC, Mirth and more: The week in social media
PA-bred Mirth is Breeders’ Cup-bound, the WV Breeders Classics draw near, and a big yearling sale, in the Week in social media.
Sales Tales: The secretive Keystone State colt
Our Sales Tales share some of the stories from the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale; here, the secretive story of the Keystone State colt.
Fasig-Tipton yearling sale: average up, gross sales flat
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearlings sale concluded with an increase in average price, while the gross was basically flat versus 2018.
Sales tales: From distraught foal to sale-topper
Our Sales Tales share some of the stories from the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale; here, the story of the onetime distraught foal who topped the sale Tuesday.
Fasig-Tipton yearling sale: Gross, average up on day one led by Midlantic-breds
The gross and average both were up on day one of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale, with region-breds leading the way.
Fasig-Tipton yearling sale: 10 hips to watch
With the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale set for Monday and Tuesday, our correspondent shares her 10 hips to watch in this year’s event.
Fasig-Tipton yearling sale has much for regional buyers
With more than half of the 435 hips bred in the Mid-Atlantic, this week’s Fasig-Tipton yearling sale has plenty for the end user looking to race nearby.
Of sales and stakes: The week in social media
Math Wizard adds up a PA Derby upset, Bourbon Courage slurps up his first stake win as a sire, and the sale beckons, in the Week in social media.
Graded stakes galore: The week in social media
Graded stakes top the news, including two Grade 1s and more, in the Week in social media.
Delaware Park jocks participate in Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Delaware Park jockeys on Tuesday visited hospitalized children as part of the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month initiative.
Breeders’ Cup CEO Craig Fravel to join Stronach Group
Craig Fravel, CEO of Breeders’ Cup for the last eight years, will leave that post to join the Stronach Group as CEO of Racing Operations.
Justify and more: The week in social media
Justify comes back positive, retirements, and more, in the Week in social media.
Colonial Downs enjoys upbeat first meet back
Colonial Downs on Saturday concluded an upbeat return to the racing landscape with, ending a meet with huge purses, good field size, and no fatalities.
Fasig-Tipton to sponsor Laurel Futurity
The 93rd running of the Laurel Futurity will take place September 21 at Laurel Park, and for the first time, Fasig-Tipton will be the title sponsor.
Spun to Run and more: The week in social media
Spun to Run wins the Smarty Jones, Charles Town adds days, and more, in the Week in social media.
Jockey Club considering reduction in stallion book size
The Jockey Club has under consideration a rule that would limit the number of mares that a stallion could breed to 140.
Charles Town adds three days of live racing
Charles Town will to its live racing calendar with three November Wednesdays added to the 2019 slate.
