Claimbox: Latest Mid-Atlantic claiming stats
Claiming activity remained sluggish in February, plus trainer stats, in our Claimbox report.
Claiming activity remained sluggish in February, plus trainer stats, in our Claimbox report.
Off-track Thoroughbreds were among the stars of this past weekend’s Pennsylvania Horse World Expo in Harrisburg.
The Thoroughbred industry’s economic indicators showed positive signs in February, with wagering and purses both increasing.
In the first Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2016, speedy soph Cathryn Sophia and hard-hitting Page McKenney to their divisions.
Cinco Charlie — the speedy Del-certified runner familiar to Midlantic fans after two juvenile starts locally – rediscovered his winning touch and could be en route to a “huge year,” his trainer said.
Two longtime, well-known mid-Atlantic horsewomen passed away last week.
Two Midlantic-breds – NJ-bred Sunny Ridge and PA-bred Mor Spirit – breezed this weekend preparing for upcoming Triple Crown preps.
The Racing Biz is going to go off-line for two days later this week to retool — and it’ll look better and be more interactive and easier to use when it returns!
Claiming activity fell 25 percent in January ’16 versus 2015, a victim of many fewer days run in the region, plus trainer stats, in our Claimbox report.
Retired jockey Ramon Dominguez has been ruled eligible for the Hall of Fame this year — two years earlier than he would have been normally.