Laurel Park announced its tentative winter stakes schedule, pending approval from the Maryland Racing Commission.
Claiming activity was the strongest it’s been in two months last week, though the top of our Midlantic Claiming 7 looked familiar, in our Claimbox report.
Gross handle in the mid-Atlantc rose strongly this weekend, in our HandleTrak report.
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Claiming activity remained steady, and the Midlantic Claiming 7 list followed suit, in our Claimbox report.
Gross handle in the mid-Atlantc fell this weekend, while per-card handle was flat, in our HandleTrak report.
Seven-pound apprentice Cecily Evans was injured when her mount fell during the first race at Laurel Park.
Claiming activity dipped in the last week, and the leader of the Midlantic Claiming 7 list remained the same, in our Claimbox report.
A big jump in weekend handle at Laurel Park could not offset losses elsewhere as Midlantic handle fell, in our HandleTrak report.
Jessethemarine was antsy in the paddock and well behind the early pace, but he rallied strongly to upset the James F. Lewis III Stakes.