With increased purses, a stakes race — and of course a Ferris wheel — hopes are high for the rejuvenated Timonium race meet which kicks off Friday.
The $75,000 Coalition Stakes will take place August 26 at Timonium and has drawn 43 nominations, including some graded stakes horses.
This year’s Maryland state fair at Timonium will include the $75,000 Coalition Stakes and $185,000 in daily overnight purses.
Part 3 of 4 of our 2016 in review, in which we take a sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and most often bemused look at the year that was in the mid-Atlantic.
Part 1 of 4 of our 2016 in review, in which we take a sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and most often bemused look at the year that was in the mid-Atlantic.
Average daily handle was off 12 percent in October versus the prior month, and total handle also fell.
Total mid-Atlantic handle rose in September versus the prior month, but the average daily handle fell.
Trainers Claudio Gonzalez and Wayne Potts benefited from trainer bonuses during the just-concluded Timonium meet, which saw handle grow 12 percent.
Total handle in the mid-Atlantic region fell 25 percent in August versus July, and the daily average was off by nearly five percent.
Seven days of live racing at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium will kick off this afternoon.
