Saturday’s Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park will have an unmistakable Maryland flavor, what with five horses based here set to face the starter.
Despite a solid October, Mid-Atlantic claiming activity to date this year is 18 percent behind 2015 levels, according to our Claimbox report.
Fan favorite Ben’s Cat finished last as Nicaradalic Rocks stormed to victory in the Maryland Million Sprint today.
Mid-Atlantic claiming activity through the end of August 2016 is about 20 percent behind 2015 levels, according to our Claimbox report.
With two days left in the Preakness meeting, trainer Kieron Magee wrapped up the training title at Pimlico, the track he calls home.
Jockey Feargal Lynch says he lost a decade after being charged with race-fixing in England. But now he’s atop Pimlico’s standings and looking forward to the future.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was flat on a month-over-month basis but 2016 to date lags well behind 2015, in our Claimbox report.
Trainer Kieron Magee and jockey Trevor McCarthy sewed up the Laurel Park winter meet training and riding titles Sunday.
Claiming activity jumped in March versus the prior month, but the quarter trailed 2015 by a significant margin, in our Claimbox report.
Claiming activity remained sluggish in February, plus trainer stats, in our Claimbox report.