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Laurel Park cancels Jan. 19 live card
With significant snow in the forecast, Laurel Park canceled its scheduled live card for Sunday, January 19.
HISA reinstates jockey Paco Lopez
Paco Lopez has the green light from HISA to resume riding, the organization said, following a suspension for his actions following a Dec. 4 race.
Alan Foreman: “An inflection point in our industry”
This is “an inflection point” for Maryland racing, MTHA general counsel Alan Foreman said in an interview.
Mares bred figs continue steady decline
The Jockey Club’s report of mares bred indicates that for the eighth straight year, fewer mares were bred than in the previous year.
Mage will bypass Breeders’ Cup Classic
Kentucky Derby winner Mage will skip the Breeders’ Cup Classic after spiking a fever, his trainer said on the former Twitter.
De Francis Dash, Parx Dash lose graded status
With the latest list of graded stakes out, two important Mid-Atlantic races — the De Francis Dash and Parx Dash — both were downgraded from G3 to listed.
Knicks Go named Top Midlantic-bred of 2021
With a spectacular 2021 campaign, Knicks Go became the first horse to be named the Top Midlantic-bred in back-to-back years.
Charles Town cancels Jan. 29 card
With severe weather predicted for the Mid-Atlantic Saturday, Charles Town Races has canceled its Saturday, Jan. 29 card and shifted it to Feb. 2.
Maryland Thoroughbred Career Program set for June
The Maryland Thoroughbred Career Program, which aims to help college students get in the door in racing, will take place in June.
Monmouth Park to roll out fixed-odds wagering
Monmouth Park expects fixed-odds Thoroughbred wagering to kick off in March at the track, with five sportsbooks to be online in coming months.
TAA announces “experience” auction for aftercare
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is set to auction experience packages to several “bucket list” racing experiences, including the Derby and Preakness.
Swiss Skydiver, Pat On the Back, and more: The week in social media
Swiss Skydiver makes history, Pat On the Back comes to PA, and the Fasig-Tipton yearling sale grows, in the week in social media.
NJ whip rules leave jockeys hoping for “happy medium”
New whip rules will prohibit New Jersey jockeys from using it for encouragement, which has baffled and angered riders, who say they were not consulted.
Midlantic-breds drive yearling sale market
Horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic accounted for more than $5.5 million — about 60$ — of the total volume at the just-completed Fasig-Tipton yearling sale.
Fasig-Tipton: Yearling sale tops $9 million
Gross sales at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale, which concluded today, exceeded $9 million, with three hips going past $200,000.
Fasig-Tipton: Pair of colts above $200k thus far
In the early going of the second and final day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale, two colts brought winning bids above $200,000.
Fasig-Tipton: Day one sales nearly $3 million
The first of two days of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale saw 122 horses sold for a grand total of nearly $3 million.
Jockey Club: Foal crop dips over 3 percent
The crop of foals born in 2020 is on track to be 3.4 percent smaller than that of 2019, according to new data from The Jockey Club.
Fasig-Tipton: 2020 yearling sale by the numbers
How many grays and how many bays at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale? Boys and girls? And when were they born? We dig into the numbers.
Fasig-Tipton Yearling sale 2020: Hips to watch
With the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale taking place Monday and Tuesday, we’ve got some hips to watch.
