Trainer Arnaud Delacour likens his role training babies to that of a teacher with a roomful of precocious students: he “can’t wait for school to start.
The horse industry in Maryland accounts for over 9,100 jobs and more than $1 billion in business sales, a new study from Sage Policy Group asserts.
Trainer Cal Lynch’s horses filled out the exacta in Saturday’s James Lewis Stakes at Laurel Park, with El Areeb delivering a breathtaking victory. “Scary good,” Lynch calls him.
A baker’s dozen worth of photos from Saturday’s De Francis Dash day card at Laurel Park.
I Need You won Charles Town’s West Virginia Futurity, while Rockin Jo Jo scored in Laurel’s Geisha Stakes.
Sharp Azteca impressed in winning the City of Laurel, while Name Changer was clearly best in the Richard Small Stakes at Laurel Park.
The Maryland Jockey Club saw 16 percent growth on its De Francis Dash card, continuing a trend that will see handle rise nearly 20 percent over last year.
Trainer Tom Howard’s month couldn’t have started any worse — but it ended up in smiles with a De Francis Dash win today at Laurel Park.
Trainer Barclay Tagg, who began his career “with a rope shank and a borrowed horse” at Pimlico, returned to Maryland today to win the Safely Kept Stakes at Laurel Park.
Tequilita prevailed in the Smart Halo Stakes, for two-year-old fillies, for the husband and wife team of Michael and Dorothy Matz today at Laurel Park.
