The state Racing Commission Thursday agreed to trim Maryland-bred bonuses for the rest of 2020 to about 80% of prior levels, a result of the pandemic’s economic effects.
The Maryland-bred stakes schedule had been put on hold as policy makers worked to overcome a financial crunch caused by better-than-expected success in the state-bred program.
A Medaglia d’Oro colt who fetched $1.2 million highlighted the second day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-old sale.
The five yearlings to sell for more than $100,000 on day one of Fasig-Tipton’s two-day yearling sale all were bred in the mid-Atlantic.
Mary Eppler trainee Story Spinner had a dextrorphan positive February 10. So why did it take six months for the Maryland Racing Commission to resolve the case?
The Maryland Racing Commission’s decision last week not to disqualify Corvus highlights how much the Commission has yet to do in overhauling drug rules.
The numbers for Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton yearling sale continued a decline that’s been going on for years. Participants offered several theories on why.
The gross and average declined at yesterday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling sale, though Maryland-breds outstripped the sale as a whole.
Breeders agree: there’s no perfect horse. But that doesn’t stop buyers from wanting them, including at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Yearling Sale.
Saturday’s Maryland Pride day was, by all accounts a home run. It also raised some questions, notably about state-bred racing and Maryland Million.