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Bourbon Calling
28
Aug
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Charles Town Races
  • Christian Hiraldo
  • Dance to Bristol S.
  • J.D. Acosta
  • Jeff Runco
  • Robert Hilton Memorial S.
  • Robert Leavitt Memorial Stake
  • Russell Road S.
  • Star of Nigh
  • Stowe Angel
  • Sunday Diaz Jr.
  • Sylvia Bishop Memorial S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town jocks share wealth on Classic night

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

With the big name jocks home because of Covid-19, local riders spread the wealth around, with six different jocks winning stakes.

Arnaldo Bocachica
28
Aug
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Billy Kennedy
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Oaks
  • Charles Town Races
  • J.D. Acosta
  • J.D. Brown
  • Steve Paras
  • Sunday Diaz Jr.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town jocks “buzzing” with big opportunities

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

With Covid-19 keeping big-name jockeys home, riders based at Charles Town get a big and rare opportunity to have live mounts in graded races this evening.

Lady T N T
21
Sep
  • Charles Town Oaks
  • Charles Town Races
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Colby
  • Dickie Moore S.
  • J.D. Acosta
  • Joe Sharp
  • Lady T N T
  • Pink Ribbon S.
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • Yorkiepoo Princess

Bombs away as Lady T N T blows up G3 Charles Town Oaks

  • Ted Black / 7 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Lady T N T and local rider J. D. Acosta led ’em all the way to post a 37-1 shocker in the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks Saturday night in the evening’s feature.

11
Apr
  • Forest Boyce
  • J.D. Acosta
  • Jenn Miller
  • Weston Hamilton

Eastern jocks cast skeptical eye on proposed Cal. whip rules

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

With new whip rules – and a whipless day of racing – under consideration in California, Maryland jockeys cast a skeptical eye westward.

22
Sep
  • All Along Stakes
  • Channing Hill
  • Hello Don Julio
  • J.D. Acosta
  • Laurel Park
  • Laurel Turf Cup
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Selima S.
  • Sensible Lady S.

Upsets abound on De Francis undercard

  • Press Release / 8 years
  • 0
  • 10 min read

Several turf stakes on the De Francis Dash undercard went to longshots, but favorite Hello Don Julio held serve in the Laurel Turf Cup.

Timonium
04
Sep
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Erin Walker
  • Gerald Brooks
  • J.D. Acosta
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Timonium

That’s a wrap: Timonium meet closes with a flourish

  • Frank Vespe / 8 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Training titles at the just-completed Timonium meet went to Claudio Gonzalez and Gerald Brooks, while J. D. Acosta won his third straight riding crown.

Edgar Prado
14
Jul
  • Edgar Prado
  • Feargal Lynch
  • Horacio Karamanos
  • J.D. Acosta
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Jorge Vargas Jr.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Steve Hamilton
  • Weston Hamilton

Laurel Park: Alternative jockey rankings through July 12

  • Chelsea Lowman / 8 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Which riders are having the best season at Laurel Park? We look beyond the standard metrics.

Edgar Prado
22
Jun
  • Edgar Prado
  • Feargal Lynch
  • J.D. Acosta
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Steve Hamilton
  • Weston Hamilton

Laurel Park: Alternative jockey rankings through June 21

  • Chelsea Lowman / 8 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Which riders are having the best season at Laurel Park? We look beyond the standard metrics.

12
Mar
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Dionysus' Chalice
  • Fredy Peltroche
  • J.D. Acosta
  • Jeff Runco
  • John Servis
  • Jorge Vargas Jr.
  • Julio Hernandez
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  • Midnight Poker
  • Scott Lake
  • Threes Over Deuces

Midlantic racing roundup: Week ending March 11

  • The Biz / 8 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

In our weekly roundup, racing action around the region you might have missed…

05
Mar
  • Andrew Wolfsont
  • Follow the Notion
  • J.D. Acosta
  • Jeff Runco
  • John Servis
  • Jorge Vargas Jr.
  • Julio Hernandez
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • O'Sullivan Farms

Midlantic racing roundup: Week ending March 4

  • Frank Vespe / 8 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

In our weekly roundup, racing action around the region you might have missed…

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