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Dark Nile scores in Our Mims
Sophomore Dark Nile won her third straight in Delaware Park’s Our Mims Stakes this afternoon and may be aiming at the Delaware Oaks next month.

Maryland adopts “graded stakes” testing on all samples
In a move made with little fanfare, the Maryland Racing Commission earlier this year adopted enhanced “graded stakes” testing on all equine samples.

Michael McMahon to be new TCA president
Michael McMahon, of McMahon and Hill Bloodstock, takes over for Dan Rosenberg as the president of Thoroughbred Charities of America.

Charles Town to move two WV-bred stakes
Charles Town will switch two West Virginia-bred stakes that are “Win and You’re In” for West Virginia Breeders Classics to its Charles Town Oaks card September 17.

Claimbox: May Mid-Atlantic claiming stats
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was flat on a month-over-month basis but 2016 to date lags well behind 2015, in our Claimbox report.

Penn Mile card photo gallery
Penn Mile night in pictures…

Nyquist tops pre-Belmont NTRA poll
Nyquist and California Chrome continue to dominate the NTRA’s Top 3-Year-Old and Top Thoroughbred Polls, respectively.

Martini Glass looks to go from claimer to stakes winner
Undefeated Martini Glass — running for a $16,000 tag in February — looks to make the jump up to stakes company in the Our Mims at Delaware Park.

Virginia-bred Middleburg notches G3 Red Bank win
Virginia-breds struck again, as Middleburg took the Grade 3 Red Bank at Monmouth Park Sunday afternoon.

Brandy’s Girl cruises in Crank It Up
Brandy’s Girl won Monmouth Park’s Crank It Up Stakes easily Saturday to earn her second career stakes victory.