Some of the connections found Colonial Downs to be a home away from home during Saturday’s Old Dominion Derby day.
Jockey Manny Franco’s talents were on full display Saturday at Colonial Downs, as he won seven races and nearly swept the track’s six stakes.
Fresh off two stakes wins at Penn National, jockey Frankie Dettori went to Monmouth Park to win the Jersey Derby aboard Twirling Point.
With the Selima Stakes taken off the turf, Born Dapper didn’t miss a beat, cruising to a 3-length win for her first in stakes company.
Trainer Jonathan Thomas is scheduled to send out a pair in Saturday’s Selima Stakes at Laurel Park, including morning line favorite Delight.
In the 88th annual Maryland Horse Breeders’ Association (MHBA) yearling show, a Bandbox colt, a Hillwood Stable homebred, took top honors.
The 88th annual Maryland Horse Breeders’ Association (MHBA) Yearling Show will take place July 24, and this year trainer Jonathan Thomas will judge.
The Jonathan Thomas-trained Fuerteventura won his third straight contest in Sunday’s Jersey Derby at Monmouth Park.
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves Feb. 26 with an hourlong program focused on Thoroughbred racing in breeding in the Mid-Atlantic and everywhere.
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves Feb. 12 with a lively hourlong program featuring guests Sabrina Moore and Jonathan Thomas.