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Jeiron Barbosa shifting tack to the Fair Grounds
Twenty-year-old jockey Jeiron Barbosa will shift his tack from Laurel to the Fair Grounds in New Orleans for the meet that begins November 22.
Maryland Jockey Club to race 120 days in 2025
The Maryland Jockey Club will race 120 days in 2025, with seven more days run at Timonium, under a slate approved by the Racing Commission Monday.
Delaware Park makes donation to Toys for Tots
Delaware Park has donated $7,000 and toys and other gifts to the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program.
Colonial Downs announces modified ’23 sked
Colonial Downs will maintain a 27-day, nine-week schedule in 2023, but those live days will be Thursday through Saturday, the track announced.
JJ Graci, trainer and analyst, passes
JJ Graci, a longtime trainer who also carved out a media presence, including as Delaware Park paddock host, has passed away.
Average handle up at Delaware Park
Delaware Park concluded a challenging 2020 meet Saturday with increases in per-race and daily average handle.
Thoroughbred Owner Conference delayed to 2021
The Thoroughbred Owner Conference delayed from its July date to Breeders’ Cup week has been pushed back again, now to 2021.
Off to the Races podcast: Cricket Goodall featured
In our latest Off to the Races Conversations, Maryland Million CEO Cricket Goodall visits with us to discuss all things Maryland Million.
Great Notion sires Maryland Million bumper crop
More runners sired by stalwart stallion Great Notion are pre-entered for the Maryland Million than by any other stallion.
Ahesahmahk Dahn wins Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award
Maryland Million Ltd. has named City Ranch founder Ahesahmahk Dahn as winner of the 2020 Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award.
Off to the Races podcast: Michael Algeo featured
In our latest Off to the Races Conversations, former Maryland Racing Commission chairman Michael Algeo joins us.
Maryland Jockey Club offering incentives for graded winners
Recent Grade 1 winners will have their starting and entry fees waived when running in Maryland Jockey Club stakes in 2019.
Claimbox: 2018 claiming activity tops $25 million
In our Claimbox report: 2018 claiming activity rose versus the prior year, topping $25 million for the year.
Mandatory payout in Charles Town Pick 6 tonight
Charles Town sports a carryover of more than $250,000 in its Pick 6, and it all gets paid out tonight!
Pimlico trainers pondering a future elsewhere
Trainers based at Pimlico hope it won’t come to it, but they’ve already begun figuring out a future when they can’t stable at Old Hilltop.
Xpressbet to give away $12,000 Pegasus big bet
Advance deposit wagering company Xpressbet will offer a $12,000 big bet sweepstakes on the upcoming Pegasus World Cup, with a winner getting the bet and a VIP trip to the race.
Monmouth Park, theScore to launch mobile sportsbook
The agreement between theScore and Monmouth Park will lead to a mobile sportsbook being launched in 2019, pending regulatory approval.
Wincze-Hughes named NTRA communications director
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has announced that Alicia Wincze-Hughes will take over as communications director in the new year.
Colonial Downs sets summer meeting for 2019
The Maryland Jockey Club stakes schedule, through Maryland Million day 2019, features 65 stakes, 13 graded, at Laurel and Pimlico.
Jocks Hiraldo, Rodriguez sentenced on drug charges
Charles Town-based Jockeys Christian Hiraldo and Guillermo Rodriguez were sentenced recently on cocaine possession charges.
