Lara Le Geay of France won today’s international amateur FEGENTRI race at Pimlico today; the next FEGENTRI will be tomorrow at Penn National.
In a move made with little fanfare, the Maryland Racing Commission earlier this year adopted enhanced “graded stakes” testing on all equine samples.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was flat on a month-over-month basis but 2016 to date lags well behind 2015, in our Claimbox report.
Fresh off a maiden score, Coco as in Chanel lodged a 16-1 upset in Saturday’s Stormy Blues Stakes at Pimlico.
Nyquist galloped the Pimlico main track Saturday morning, his final workout at Old Hilltop before heading home to Santa Anita.
Closing day at Pimlico June 26 will feature three Virginia-bred and two Maryland-bred stakes.
There will be carryovers in Pimlico’s Pick 5 and Rainbow Pick 6 after longshots posted some big upsets Thursday.
Do What I Say, owner of a spotless two-for-two turf ledger, is one of 10 sophomore fillies slated to tackle the Stormy Blues Stakes at Pimlico Saturday.
In a May 28 radio interview, Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra acknowledged challenges at Pimlico — but said “there’s a spot” for Old Hilltop going forward.
Longtime leading Maryland sire Not for Love has been euthanized after a bout with colic.
