Handle in the mid-Atlantic region fell in October versus the same month in 2016, though the daily average per track rose by 5 percent.
The number of horses changing hands via the claimbox this year is up slightly from 2016, led by Kieron Magee, with over $1 million in claims to date.
The Mid-Atlantic’s biggest Halloween upsets of the last 10 years, from Banana Pancakes (72-1) to Van Leroy (38-1).
Several horses bred or based in the mid-Atlantic figure to play prominent roles in closing weekend stakes at Belmont Park this weekend.
The Jockey Club’s Report of mares bred showed the number of stallions and mares bred in the Mid-Atlantic both fell, as the numbers did nationally.
Pennsylvania-bred Unique Bella is the top mover in the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll, released today, rising to third place overall.
A number of horses bred in the mid-Atlantic will try their luck in graded stakes this weekend. Here’s what’s on tap.
The expanded Fasig-Tipton fall yearling sale in Timonium saw gross sales rise by over 20 percent, with the average up nearly five percent.
Mor Spirit and Stellar Wind lead the latest Top Midlantic-bred Polls, while poll members Irish War Cry and Page McKenney are in action.
The catalog for the two-day Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale is now available online, the company said.