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Maryland horsemen: “We’ll get through this”
Without racing – and with no clear date of return – Maryland horsemen are feeling their way forward while keeping safety top of mind.

Majestic Reason, Tiz the Law: The week in social media
G3 winner Majestic Reason moves on to her next career, and Tiz the Law gallops in the Florida Derby, in the week in social media.

Still no Preakness date as InfieldFest canceled
The Preakness InfieldFest will be canceled this year, the Maryland Jockey Club announced, while the company continues to seek a date for the middle jewel.

Fasig-Tipton to postpone Midlantic 2-year-old sale
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic will push back its May 2-year-olds in training sale to late June, the company announced today.

BackTracks: Racing in the time of Spanish Flu
Our BackTracks column focuses on Midlantic racing history. Today, even Spanish flu, one of the worst pandemics ever, takes a bite – but not too big – out of racing.

Jocks Katie Davis, Trevor McCarthy put wedding on hold
Coronavirus strikes again, as jockeys Katie Davis and Trevor McCarthy have pushed back their wedding from April 2 December.

Shotski headed home after World Cup cancellation
Hours after landing in Dubai for the UAE Derby, trainer Jerry O’Dwyer, set to saddle Shotski, learned the race and the World Cup card were canceled.

Trainer Duarte stricken with coronavirus
Trainer Jorge Duarte, who took over the Colts Neck Stables operation at the very end of 2018, is battling coronavirus, he revealed this week.

Off to the Races radio to take brief hiatus
In the face of the coronavirus emergency, which has shut down all of the tracks in the Mid-Atlantic, Off to the Races radio will take a two-week break.

Coronavirus, Florida Derby, more: The week in social media
The coronavirus emergency continues to take a toll on the racing world, plus stars in West Virginia and the Floriday Derby, in the week in social media.