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Laurel Park to hold fundraiser for Fray Martinez
Laurel Park’s silent auction February 13 will benefit jockey Fray Martinez, diagnosed with leukemia in December.

Analysis: Declining buybacks at Fasig-Tipton
The number of buybacks at Sunday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale fell dramatically. The questions: Why, and what does it mean for the future?

Nearly 500 trainers apply for Thoroughbred Makeover
The Retired Racehorse Project’s has received nearly 500 applications from trainers hoping to participate in this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover.

Big Move of the Week: Girls Got Rhythum
In our weekly column, we feature a regional horse who caught our attention. This week: maiden breaker Girls Got Rhythum.

Homebred Sunny Ridge has deep roots for Drazin
In the first of our profiles of Midlantic-bred Triple Crown nominees: Sunny Ridge, the NJ-bred Withers winner whose main objective, says his owner, is at Monmouth.

Md-bred Cathryn Sophia shines in Forward Gal
Cathryn Sophia, a three-year-old Maryland-bred filly, had the worst of the trip in Saturday’s Forward Gal at Gulfstream Park but was tons the best in winning.

NJ-bred Sunny Ridge earns Withers win
Sunny Ridge, a New Jersey-bred 3-year-old, gutted out a win in Saturday’s Withers Stakes and now is third on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard.

Midlantic-breds dominate Fasig-Tipton mixed sale
Sunday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale saw the buyback rate plummet, and Midlantic-breds dominated the event, including the sale-topping yearling.

Tactics change gives Candida H. first stakes win
A minor change in tactics gave Candida H. the extra gear she needed, and she earned her first stakes win in today’s Conniver Stakes at Laurel Park.

Jock Xavier Perez reinstated, will ride Monday
Jockey Xavier Perez, out of action since January 15 after testing positive for amphetamines, has been reinstated and has two mounts Monday at Laurel Park.