A big jump in weekend handle at Laurel Park could not offset losses elsewhere as Midlantic handle fell, in our HandleTrak report.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic continued to rise, and the Midlantic Claiming 7 trainer list also saw some changes, in our Claimbox report.
Midlantic handle fell this weekend, though it rose at Laurel Park and Charles Town.
Midlantic handle jumped with big crowds drawn by the Breeders’ Cup, but the numbers still trailed those of 2012, in our HandleTrak report.
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!