Racing
Golden Key unlocks Coin Collector win
Three-year-old Golden Key earned the first stakes win of his career, taking the Coin Collector at Charles Town in a frantic finish.
Chica Rabiosa is first Maryland 2yo winner
Chica Rabiosa, a filly by Imagining, won the first baby race of the year in Maryland, taking a maiden event at Pimlico Saturday.
Newcomers impact Top Midlantic-bred Poll
While the top horses – Knicks Go and Street Lute – remain unchanged in the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll, newcomers are making their presence felt.
Black-Eyed Susan draws 26 noms
More than two dozen runners, including graded stakes horses and runners from the Kentucky Oaks, are nominated to the G2 Black-Eyed Susan.
Carol Cedeno aims for 7th Delaware jockey title
Jockey Carol Cedeno has won three straight Delaware Park riding titles and six of the last seven. A title this year would make her the first with seven.
Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: May 4
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Medina Spirit heads NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Fresh off an upset in the Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit moves to the top in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Parx: Ness, Silvera have hot hands
A preview of the week ahead at Parx Racing, plus the list of hot jockeys and trainers (and, man, can’t be much hotter than Ruben Silvera and Jamie Ness).
Favorites bested in Charles Town stakes
Favorites were out of the money as upset-minded V.I.P. Ticket won the Confucius Say and Door Buster took the Its Binn Too Long at Charles Town.
Monmouth Park sees first arrivals
Two vans of horses trained by Chuck Spina were the first to arrive at Monmouth Park May 1 in preparation for the 2021 season.
Update: Midlantic-breds in Churchill stakes
Four Midlantic-breds tackled Churchill Downs stakes on Friday, but none will face the starter on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby card.
Midlantic-breds in Kentucky Oaks day stakes
Four horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic — two Virginia-breds and two Maryland-breds — are slated to race in Kentucky Oaks undercard stakes today.
Exculpatory returns to action Friday
Exculpatory, a dramatic first-out maiden winner, returns to action in a Friday allowance, and his trainer has high hopes.
Fritchie winner Hibiscus Punch to tackle Gamine
Hibiscus Punch, upset winner of February’s Barbara Fritchie Stakes at Laurel Park, will tackle a tougher opponent Saturday in Gamine.
“One glass of wine and we bought him”
Six-year-old Animal Kingston, a son of Derby winner Animal Kingdom, is kicking off a new career in steeplechase racing.
Undefeated Chub Wagon dominates in Unique Bella
Undefeated Chub Wagon ran her record to five-for-five with a dominant win in this afternoon’s Unique Bella Stakes at Parx Racing.
Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: April 27
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Parx: Stakes bow for undefeated Chub Wagon
A pair of stakes, including the stakes debut of 4-for-4 Chub Wagon, highlight the week at Parx Racing, plus which jockeys and trainers have been hot.
You be the steward: 2021 Tesio Stakes
Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico featured the disqualification of the first horse under the wire. Now you make the call…
Pimlico: Tesio undercard stakes wraps
Catching up with the undercard stakes from Tesio day, plus a gallery of the action, handle was strong, and more…
