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Peace and Justice bonus awarded
Peace and Justice’s son Like a Saltshaker’s stakes victory earlier this year earned his breeders, Diamond B Farm a big bonus – a really big bonus.

Star of Night wins My Sister Pearl thriller
The showdown between WVBC winners Star of Night and Bridging the Gap did not disappoint, as Star of Night won the My Sister Pearl Stakes at Charles Town.

Laurel Park picks and ponderings December 13, 2020
John Piassek handicaps Sunday’s 8-race card at Laurel Park!

Jock Jonathan Joyce gets first win in six years
Jockey Jonathan Joyce, away from racing for six years, earned his first win back Saturday afternoon at Laurel Park.

V. I. P. Ticket cruises to A Huevo win
Favored Runnin’toluvya didn’t fire, but V. I. P. Ticket sure did, cruising to an easy victory in the A Huevo Stakes at Charles Town Races.

Contentious group set for A Huevo
The top eight finishers from October’s West Virginia Breeders’ Classic – plus an intriguing Maryland invader – will run in Friday’s A Huevo.

Crop rules, more: The week in social media
The ARCI toughens recommended riding crop rules, the Fasig-Tipton mixed sale takes place, and more, in the week in social media.

BackTracks: Charles Curtis, jockey-turned-Veep
In today’s BackTracks, the story of Charles Curtis, a jockey as a young man who became the first Native American Vice-President.

Reassured dominates in maiden score
It took him four tries, but two-year-old Reassured broke through in a big way today at Laurel Park, breaking his maiden by eight lengths.

Laurel Park highlighted in Stronach 5
Friday’s Stronach 5 wager features two races from Laurel Park and three from Florida’s Gulfstream Park.