#Breaking #Business #Regionwide #Top Stories Claimbox: Midlantic claiming finishes down year Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was down 15 percent in 2016 versus the prior year after an essentially flat December. Frank Vespe / 9 years Comment (0) (344)
#Breaking #Business #Virginia #Virginia Business Second Virginia OTB to open The Virginia Equine Alliance will open its second off-track betting facility January 11 in Richmond. Press Release / 9 years Comment (1) (153)
#Breaking #Business #Maryland #MD Business Maryland Jockey Club announces strong ’16 handle growth Handle on its live product was up nearly 20 percent in 2016, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today. Press Release / 9 years Comment (0) (102)
#Breaking #Business #Opinion #Regionwide #Top Stories Attacking the bookends: Improve owner service In the fifth installment of his series, venture capitalist TK Kuegler says that racing must simplify the process for new TK Kuegler / 9 years Comment (3) (209)
#Breaking #Business #Regionwide Handle holds steady nationwide in 2016 National handle rose very slightly in 2016 versus the prior year for the second consecutive year -- the first time Frank Vespe / 9 years Comment (0) (90)
#Breaking #Business #Regionwide Eclipse Awards finalists announced Two apprentice jocks based in the mid-Atlantic, and two horses bred here, are among the just-announced finalists for Eclipse Awards. Press Release / 9 years Comment (0) (191)
#Breaking #Business #Regionwide Xpressbet to offer $10k win bet on Pegasus World Cup Online wagering company Xpressbet will offer one player a chance to make a $10,000 win bet on the Pegasus World Press Release / 9 years Comment (0) (115)
#Breaking #Business #Regionwide Media Eclipse Award winners announced Media Eclipse Award winners for 2016 have been announced, among them Maryland-based writer John Scheinman. Press Release / 9 years Comment (0) (200)
#Breaking #Breeding #Business #Opinion #Racing #Regionwide #Top Stories 2016 in review: Of upsets and circular firing squads Part 3 of 4 of our 2016 in review, in which we take a sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and most Frank Vespe / 9 years Comment (0) (394)
#Breaking #Business #Maryland #MD Business Country Life Farm’s Mary Jo Pons passes Mary Jo Pons, 87, the matriarch of Country Life Farm, passed away Sunday at age 87. The Biz / 9 years Comment (0) (214)