The March 2019 HBPA convention will be keynoted by a panel from the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation, a sort of racing think tank.
Sunday’s Claiming Crown Preview day at Laurel Park hopes to drum up excitement for the event itself. Let’s say that excitement is still developing.
Yesterday’s Horse Caucus hearing revealed that even in Congress people who agree with each other tend to agree with each other, and also that racing continues to work at cross-purposes.
The Claiming Crown — the “blue-collar Breeders’ Cup” — will remain at Gulfstream Park through at least 2018, the track announced today.