A week after two of the fall’s big racing events in the region, Midlantic handle dipped during a quiet weekend, in our HandleTrak report.
Donald D. Smith, a longtime jockey at Penn National, has passed away. He was 69.
With two big state-bred stakes days in the region, Midlantic handle rose sharply, according to our latest HandleTrak report.
It was a busy agenda for the Maryland Racing Commission meeting, which adopted a new void-claim rule and declined to reconsider medication rules, among other actions.
Penn National will host a major card on Thanksgiving Eve, featuring the Fabulous Strike Handicap and a charity food drive.
Tracks closing, bad weather, and nondescript cards combined to create a HandleTrak report best summed up with one word: Ouch!
Harry F. Thompson, Jr., one of Penn National’s leading all-time trainers, passed away at age 75 on Tuesday.
Slots were supposed to usher in a new era of prosperity or Pennsylvania breeding and racing. Nearly 10 years on, have they worked? Depends on whom you ask.