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Jena Antonucci wins “Big Sport of Turfdom” award
Jena Antonucci, trainer of Belmont-Travers winner Arcangelo, will receive the Turf Publicists of America’s Big Sport of Turfdom Award.

Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: November 20
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

Laurel Park winter stakes schedule announced
Laurel Park today announced its winter stakes schedule, pending agreement of the state horsemen’s group. The slate is topped by two Grade 3 races.

CT: No Change prevails in Funkhouser Memorial
No Change continued his second-half emergence with a win in Charles Town’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes, his third straight stakes score.

Coastal Mission skips Funkhouser, targets Cigar Mile
Coastal Mission, the overwhelming favorite for Saturday’s Funkhouser Memorial, will bypass that race and target the Grade 2 Cigar Mile.

TAA awarding $3.8 million in aftercare grants
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) will deliver nearly $4 million worth of grants to aftercare organizations for 2023.

Passings: Joe Servis, Bobby Ussery
In recent days, Charles Town Hall of Famer Joe Servis, a former jockey and steward, and national Hall of Fame jockey Bobby Ussery passed away.

Coastal Mission strong favorite in Funkhouser Mem’l
Coastal Mission dominated the field in last month’s Sam Huff WV Breeders Classic, and he looms a towering favorite in Saturday’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial.

Best horses to run at Delaware Park are…
With the offseason upon us, Mike Valiante pondered: who were the best horses to run at Delaware Park in the last 60 years? Here are his answers.

Jock Larry Reynolds mounting comeback at 53
Jockey Larry Reynolds, a winner of nearly 3,400 races in a career that ended in 2013, is mounting a comeback at age 53 and has two wins so far.