The Maryland Racing Commission today gave conditional approval to a rule that would void claims of horses who suffer catastrophic breakdowns — another step, it said, to protect horse safety.
The big guys did fine on Virginia Derby day, but the Virginia Oaks belonged to a first-time stake winner and first-time graded stake winner.
Maryland’s horsemen have voted to spend $600,000 to add three days of live racing to the Timonium meet this summer. Only time — and field size, and handle, and attendance — will tell if it was a wise decision.
The firing of longtime executive director Glenn Petty continued to roil the Virginia Thoroughbred Association (VTA) this week, and three directors resigned in protest of what they claim was a deeply flawed process.
Getting new fans to an old sport conducted in an old facility — Pimlico — is a challenge Tom Chuckas faces every spring. Fortunately, an old race, the Preakness, gives him a head start.
Linemaker and on-air handicapper Frank Carulli’s leaving with laughter as he heads for Las Vegas after a dozen years at Laurel and Pimlico.
Tightend Touchdown won the Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup in impressive fashion — but, because of traffic, he and assistant trainer Henry Argueta nearly didn’t make it to Penn National at all.
The Maryland Racing Commission today adopted an initiative to boost breeding in the state. Advocates endorsed a step they view as crucial, but not everyone is pleased.
With more than a dozen stakes during Preakness weekend, Maryland Jockey Club stakes coordinator Coley Blind and his crew have their hands full to make sure the fields are full. That’s why “trying harder” is something of a mantra for them.
One participant in Saturday’s Md. Hall of Fame induction said he’d have done anything for the horse inducted. Frank Vespe ponders why that would be.