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City of Laurel and Laurel Park join forces to salute troops
The City of Laurel Stakes highlights Laurel Park’s November 9 card, and the track and the city are teaming up to salute the troops.

Claimbox: Midlantic Claiming 7 list sees only minor shuffling
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic picked up this week, but the Midlantic Claiming 7 trainer list was largely similar, in our Claimbox report.

Midweek Movie: Hats, purses, big events
The return of our Midweek Movie features a big event, two big hats, gray horses, and a purse the likes of which you’ve never seen before.

“Just one of the guys,” Dance to Bristol readies for last, and most important, race
For trainer Ollie Figgins, Dance to Bristol has spent 11 months proving she belongs in the best company. The journey ends on Saturday.

Dana Point finds gumption leads to gold with Wise Dan’s run
Nobody gave Gayle Gerth much credit for bringing Wiseman’s Ferry to her Dana Point Farm in Pennsylvania. Then Wise Dan started winning, and everything changed.
Preakness 2014 logo unveiled
The Maryland Jockey Club has unveiled the logo for Preakness 2014.

HandleTrak: Region’s wagering dips
A week after two of the fall’s big racing events in the region, Midlantic handle dipped during a quiet weekend, in our HandleTrak report.

Lucky 7 Midlantic-breds among Breeders’ Cup pre-entries
Seven horses bred in the mid-Atlantic were pre-entered for this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup, and it’s quite an interesting group.

Delaware Park meet results characterized as “neutral”
Total handle on Delaware Park’s live racing declined slightly, but with fewer days of live racing, the daily average showed solid gains.

Any Given Saturday heads to Pin Oak Lane
Grade 1 winning racer Any Given Saturday, now at stud, will move from Kentucky to Pin Oak Lane in Pennsylvania for the 2014 breeding season.