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Sunny Ridge
21
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jason Servis
  • Sunny Ridge
  • West Virginia horse racing

Jason Servis coming full circle with CT Classic starter Sunny Ridge

  • Linda Dougherty / 8 years
  • 0
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Trainer Jason Servis spent some of his formative years living in a trailer park in Charles Town. Saturday he’ll saddle Sunny Ridge to try to win $750,000 there.

11
Apr
  • Bessie Gruwell
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Delaware Racing Commission
  • Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • John Mooney
  • John Wayne

Many factors contribute to drop in equine fatalities at Delaware Park

  • Linda Dougherty / 8 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

The number of equine fatalities at Delaware Park dropped to its lowest recorded level in 2016. Why? Many reasons, industry participants say.

Lil Habit of Mine
01
Apr
  • Bill Knauf
  • Chris McErlean
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Monmouth Park
  • Penn National Gaming Inc.
  • Sal Sinatra
  • The Jockey Club

Midlantic tracks claim good year for safety – but keep it quiet

  • Linda Dougherty / 8 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Midlantic racetracks say 2016 was a banner year for safety – but only a few release their data to the public.

15
Mar
  • Monmouth Park
  • National Handicapping Championship

Of characters and near-misses: My day at the handicapping contest

  • Linda Dougherty / 8 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

The last time she attended a handicapping contest, 15 years ago, our correspondent had a chair thrown at her. This time was bound to be better… right?

Because He Can
07
Mar
  • Because He Can
  • Michelle Castillo
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Patience paying off for Castillo, Because He Can

  • Linda Dougherty / 8 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Trainer Michelle Castillo’s varied journey has brought her and 5-year-old Because He Can together – a partnership paying off for both of them.

Bradester
24
Feb
  • Ben Perkins Jr.
  • Bob Kulina
  • Dennis Drazin
  • Mike Campbell
  • Monmouth Park
  • New Jersey horse racing
  • Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey

At Monmouth, holding on in troubled times

  • Linda Dougherty / 8 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

Monmouth Park horsemen and area breeders have fingers crossed, but with fewer days likely in ’17, optimism is in short supply.

10
Feb
  • Charles Town Races
  • Eric Johnston
  • Erich Zimny
  • Laurel Park
  • Mark Reid
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Penn National
  • Sal Sinatra

Claiming game changes present challenges for tracks, horsemen

  • Linda Dougherty / 8 years
  • 8
  • 7 min read

Bigger purses have changed the claiming game, presenting challenges – and opportunities – for both horsemen and racetracks.

Nicaradalic Rocks
24
Jan
  • Claiming
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Kathleen DeMasi
  • Kieron Magee
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • void claim rule

For claiming trainers, different approaches in search of similar results

  • Linda Dougherty / 9 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Playing the claiming game is a complicated balancing act, and each trainer seems to set the scales differently.

05
Jan
  • Goldencents
  • John Da Silva
  • Kevin Krigger
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Jockey Kevin Krigger nears return to riding

  • Linda Dougherty / 9 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

Jockey Kevin Krigger, who piloted Goldencents in the ’13 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, is set to return after a two-year absence, having shifted his tack to Parx Racing.

27
Dec
  • Betfair
  • Dennis Drazin
  • exchange wagering
  • Kelly Breen
  • Kip Levin
  • Monmouth Park
  • New Jersey horse racing

Despite modest start, officials bullish on exchange wagering

  • Linda Dougherty / 9 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Despite modest numbers and a lack of high profile tracks, New Jersey officials are hopeful that exchange wagering is the wave of the future.

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