The rate of equine fatalities at mid-Atlantic tracks rose in 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Jockey Club.
Scott Wells, president of Remington Park and Lone Star Park, was re-elected as President of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA).
Delaware Park has stayed in-house for its new racing secretary, naming Jed Doro to the position.
Delaware Park will race 81 days in 2014, from mid-May to mid-October, with its biggest race, the Grade 1 Delaware Handicap, in July.
Over the next couple of weeks, The Racing Biz will celebrate the holidays by sharing a few of our favorite things: pictures, articles, and videos from 2013.
Gross handle in the mid-Atlantc rose strongly this weekend, in our HandleTrak report.
Gross handle in the mid-Atlantc fell this weekend, while per-card handle was flat, in our HandleTrak report.
A big jump in weekend handle at Laurel Park could not offset losses elsewhere as Midlantic handle fell, in our HandleTrak report.
Midlantic handle fell this weekend, though it rose at Laurel Park and Charles Town.
Midlantic handle jumped with big crowds drawn by the Breeders’ Cup, but the numbers still trailed those of 2012, in our HandleTrak report.