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Jack Knowlton featured on Off to the Races radio Saturday
Off to the Races Radio returns Saturday, June 6 with a great show featuring top jockey Trevor McCarthy and acclaimed radio host Steve Byk.
John Mazza: “Hard to think he’s not here”
Monmouth mainstay John Mazza passed away in May, and those closest to him remember him as a great dad, a generous guy, and a willing mentor.
Trainer Duarte back from coronavirus
Trainer Jorge Duarte, stricked with coronavirus earlier this year, has recovered and will saddle stakes winner Introduced Saturday at Laurel Park.
Parx Racing, Penn Natl. get green light to race
The horsemen’s groups for Parx Racing and Penn National said in separate statements that they’ve received the state go-ahead to resume racing.
Charles Town stats and facts
With Charles Town having a few weeks under its belt, we dig into the track’s statistics and factoids from the first few weeks. What did we learn?
Shortened Delaware Handicap to highlight DelPark meet
Delaware Park – its meet shortened because of the pandemic – kicks off June 17, with a shortened Delaware Handicap once again the highlight.
Injury risk factors cited as safety of horse summit ends
The ninth Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit ended today with discussion of equine risk factors, based on the Equine Injury Database.
Opinion: Banning Lasix the wrong way to go
Chester Thomas, owner of 2019 Kentucky Derby runner By My Standards, says racing has problems, but the use of Lasix isn’t one of them.
Pleasant Colony: Dozing to greatness
Nearly 40 years ago, the unheralded Virginia-bred Pleasant Colony burst on the Triple Crown scene with late-running wins in the Derby and Preakness.
American Sailor cruises to Laurel allowance win
The speedy American Sailor slipped away to a big lead early and held off the late runners to beat five stakes winners in Monday’s Laurel Park feature.
