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Injury sidelines Victor Carrasco
Jockey Victor Carrasco will be sidelined after he was injured in a spill Tuesday at Delaware Park, his agent said.
From the Spa: August 26 Midlantic-breds in Saratoga stakes
Pennsylvania-bred Holiday Star carries the banner for Midlantic-breds in today’s lone Saratoga stake.

Horse Festival to enliven Maryland State Fair
A new Horse Festival will enliven the Maryland State Fair in Timonium starting Friday, August 28, and it starts from a simple idea: “Everyone loves horses.”

The Racing Biz story nominated for Bergstein Award
A story in The Racing Biz regarding a betamethasone case in Delaware has been nominated for Team Valor’s Stan Bergstein Writing Award.

Midlantic tracks watch Parx Fall Festival nervously
With Parx Racing having astronomical purses for its upcoming Fall Festival, some regional tracks have warned their horsemen to stay home.

“Terrific” Maryland Pride day, and questions for the future
Saturday’s Maryland Pride day was, by all accounts a home run. It also raised some questions, notably about state-bred racing and Maryland Million.

Travis Stone to announce WV Breeders’ Classics
Churchill Downs announcer Travis Stone will take over racecalling duties for this fall’s West Virginia Breeders’ Classics XXIX.

Weekend’s mid-Atlantic stakes winners
The Page McKenney show rolled on in this weekend’s mid-Atlantic stakes action.

Forest Boyce rides three winners
Rider Forest Boyce won three to close the Laurel Park summer meet, trainer Kieron Magee won at Saratoga, and other Maryland racing notes.

Doran takes down Champions ‘capping tourney at Laurel
Oneil Doran won the Maryland Jockey Club’s Handicapping Tournament at Laurel Saturday, earning entry into the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge