McCraken grabs NTRA poll lead
Three-year-old McCraken took the Grade 3 Sam Davis Stakes Saturday at Tampa and moved to the top of the latest NTRA Top 3-year-old poll.
Three-year-old McCraken took the Grade 3 Sam Davis Stakes Saturday at Tampa and moved to the top of the latest NTRA Top 3-year-old poll.
News and notes from the region’s racing weekend.
Bigger purses have changed the claiming game, presenting challenges – and opportunities – for both horsemen and racetracks.
The RMTC medication group has given interim accreditation to a new lab and issued guidelines to states and horsemen on dealing with glaucine.
January claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was up 40 percent versus the prior year, aided by an additional track being open.
January’s average handle in the mid-Atlantic region was basically flat versus December’s number, though all four operating tracks topped $1 million in average betting.
Pajeen Delp is racing royalty, the daughter of Hall of Famer Bud Delp. But a decade after her dad’s passing, she’s decided to leave the game. She explains why here.
A pair of Midlantic-breds — Irish War Cry (NJ) and Unique Bella (PA) — moved to the heads of their divisions with dominant weekend victories.
Undefeated sophomore Irish War Cry is the nation’s top-rated three-year-old in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
“Off to the Races on The Racing Biz Radio Network” returns to talk horse racing on Richmond radio – and internet everywhere – February 11.