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For Sunday Diaz, Jr., success worth the weight
Like a lot of jockeys, Sunday Diaz, Jr. has had to overcome weight issues. But in his case, they occurred well before his career even started.
Trainer Talie Lynch hoping for first win – in stake
Young trainer Talie Lynch sent out her first starter August 30. Saturday she’ll seek her first win – with Wendell Fong in the Mr. Prospector Stakes.
Kwist is first Maryland winner for sire Nyquist
Kwist, a son of freshman sire Nyquist, won at first asking at Laurel Park to be his dad’s first Maryland winner..
Preakness: No more “Maryland, My Maryland”
In the face of the nation’s reckoning with racism, the Maryland Jockey Club will scrap the playing of the controversial state song before the Preakness.
November owner conference to be virtual
Originally scheduled for July in Saratoga, the seventh Thoroughbred Owner Conference will instead take place virtually November 3-4.
Pinhook Diary: In the homestretch
Chelsea Lowman’s monthly pinhook diary continues, as her yearling PJ enters the homestretch before heading to the yearling sale in October.
Preakness: Who’s in, out, and on the fence
With the Preakness less than a month away, the big race is shaping up to be quite a tussle. Here’s who’s in, out, and on the fence.
Graded stake may be next for Dontletsweetfoolya
Three-year-old Dontletsweetfoolya, an eight-length allowance winner last time out, may try either the G3 Miss Preakness or G2 Black-Eyed Susan next.
Jockey Club predicts lowered 2021 foal crop
The Jockey Club is estimating that the 2021 North American foal crop will drop to 19,200, down from 20,500 in 2020.
Wasabi members support digital divide project
Wasabi Venture Stable club members have come together to support a program by Churchill Downs’s Backside Learning Center to eliminate the digital divide.
