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Victor Carrasco continues Eclipse push with second straight hat trick
Victor Carrasco won three races for the second straight day to move within one of the national lead for wins by an apprentice this year.
Claimbox: Midlantic Claiming 7 list sees modest changes, while claiming activity dips
Claiming activity dipped in the last week, and the leader of the Midlantic Claiming 7 list remained the same, in our Claimbox report.
West Virginia-bred Giovanni Boldini takes the overland route to success
Giovanni Boldini, second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, is based in Ireland because his breeder wanted him to run in West Virginia. The story gets odder from there.
Apprentice Victor Carrasco making a late push for Eclipse
Apprentice rider Victor Carrasco won three on Wednesday to continue a late-season push for a potential Eclipse Award.
House subcommittee to dig into horse racing medication rules tomorrow
A House subcommittee will hear from six witnesses tomorrow on a bill to shift control of racing medication policy from the states to the US Anti-Doping Agency.
With Dance to Bristol and Eighttofasttocatch, looking to the past, and the future
With a record tied and Dance to Bristol’s retirement honored, it was that kind of day at Laurel Park on Saturday; even while looking forward, the mind kept reaching back.
Pin Oak Lane to be new home for Corinthian
Millionaire Corinthian is heading north, from his old Kentucky home to Pennsylvania’s Pin Oak Lane Farm for the 2014 breeding season.
Bobby Zen: Looking for stars among the juvenile set
Handicapper Bobby Zen watched Saturday’s Laurel races with one goal in mind: to find promising juveniles to keep an eye on in the future. Here’s what he saw.
HandleTrak: Region’s wagering drops, though two tracks gain
A big jump in weekend handle at Laurel Park could not offset losses elsewhere as Midlantic handle fell, in our HandleTrak report.
Bullsbay heads to Northview PA
Bullsbay, Tiznow’s only son standing sire in the mid-Atlantic, will shift his home base from Northview’s Maryland operation to its Pennsylvania facility.
