Seven Christmases ago, Kieron Magee was an exercise rider at the Maryland tracks. Today, he ranks third in the Laurel Park fall trainer standings.
In today’s RaceBrief, a day of minor oddities at mid-Atlantic tracks.
For the fourth straight week, John Locke is atop the list of trainers claiming the most horses in the mid-Atlantic region.
The Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association have modified their live racing dates for the 2014 winter meeting at Laurel Park.
Weather won, in our HandleTrak report.
The Laurel Jackpot Pick 5 will now offer a guaranteed $200,000 winning payout to a single winning ticket.
Apprentice rider Nik Juarez, a Maryland native, made his first career mount a winning one aboard favorite Love Heart.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
Our weekly On Tap feature highlights the weekend’s best races and other events from around the mid-Atlantic!
The slowest week of claiming activity in nearly two months yielded little change in our Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.