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Direct the Cat
04
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Direct the Cat
  • Eleanor Casey Memorial S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town: Direct the Cat a handful in Casey Memorial

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 8
  • 3 min read

Direct the Cat looks for a fourth straight win in Saturday’s James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes, plus picks for the evening’s card.

Fulmineo
03
Nov
  • Arnaud Delacour
  • Breeders' Cup
  • Country Life Farm
  • Fulmineo
  • Josh Pons
  • Maryland horse racing

Fulmineo carrying Maryland Breeders’ Cup hopes

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

Maryland-bred and -based Fulmineo has his connections excited as he readies to run in Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.

Laurel Park
02
Nov
  • Forest Boyce
  • Hamilton Smith
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Jean Alvelo
  • Jean Briceno
  • Jeiron Barbosa
  • Kieron Magee
  • Laurel Park
  • Martina Rojas
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Raymond Ginter Jr.
  • Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon
  • Susan Cooney
  • Tim Keefe
  • Yomar Ortiz

Laurel Park jockeys and trainers to watch

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Which Laurel Park jockeys and trainers are winning more than you’d expect? We dug into the numbers to find those who are outperforming expectations.

31
Oct
  • Aidan Butler
  • Alan Foreman
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Pimlico

Md. Racing Commission approves tentative 2024 racing dates

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 4
  • 5 min read

The Md. Racing Commission approved placeholder racing dates for 2024, but with no agreement in place between horsemen and the tracks, work remains.

Frankie Pennington
31
Oct
  • frankie pennington
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Frankie Pennington reaches 3,000 wins

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

With a win in Tuesday’s first race at Parx Racing, jockey Frankie Pennington earned the 3,000th victory of his career.

30
Oct
  • David Wade
  • Jockey Club Fact Book
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Northview Stallion Station
  • Report of Mares Bred
  • The Jockey Club

Mares bred figs continue steady decline

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 4
  • 4 min read

The Jockey Club’s report of mares bred indicates that for the eighth straight year, fewer mares were bred than in the previous year.

Mage
29
Oct
  • Breeders' Cup
  • Gustavo Delgado
  • Mage

Mage will bypass Breeders’ Cup Classic

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 3
  • 2 min read

Kentucky Derby winner Mage will skip the Breeders’ Cup Classic after spiking a fever, his trainer said on the former Twitter.

Laurel Park
24
Oct
  • Alan Foreman
  • Glen Kozak
  • Greg Cross
  • Lisa Lazarus
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority

In Maryland, pondering a “synthetic” future

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

At its October 20 meeting, the Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority took a break from track ownership questions to discuss synthetic surfaces.

Ain't Da Beer Cold
19
Oct
  • Ain't Da Beer Cold
  • Jamie Ness
  • Ken Cox
  • Laurel Park
  • Market Maven
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Maryland Million Classic

Maryland Million Classic DQ appealed to Commission

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

The connections of Market Maven, DQed to second after being first past the post in the Maryland Million Classic, have appealed to the Md. Racing Commission.

Hessica
14
Oct
  • Antonio Lopez
  • Charles Town Races
  • Hessica
  • Kristy Petty
  • West Virginia Breeders Classic Cavada
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Hessica repeats in WVBC Cavada

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Hessica defended her WV Breeders Classics title with a stylish victory Saturday, helping trainer Kristy Petty to a two-win evening.

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