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Inglis Digital October sale underway
More than 65 horses are entered in the Inglis Digital October 2024 sale, including a stakes-placed runner in foal to Justify.
Maryland Horse Forum report released
Organizers have released a Final Report from the daylong 2024 Maryland Horse Forum, including notes, observations, and recommendations.
HISA legislative fix may be on the table
With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) recently found unconstitutional, one Senator is pushing a legislative fix, but not everyone’s happy.
Racing age horses spearhead Fasig-Tipton mixed
Four horses of racing age brought winning bids of $100,000 or more to lead a Fasig-Tipton mixed sale that saw the average sale up 25% versus last year.
HISA adds farrier to racetrack safety committee
Patrick Reilly, a farrier, has been appointed to the Racetrack Safety Standing Committee of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
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.
Md-bred maiden claiming waiver mothballed
In the interests of fuller fields, the Maryland-bred waiver in $40,000 maiden claiming races has been axed for the winter.
List of graded stakes includes 42 Midlantic races
The latest list of graded stakes includes 42 in the Mid-Atlantic, among them five Grade 1 races and eight Grade 2 events.
Give a gift, get a gift at Laurel Park
Fans will receive a gift Saturday at Laurel Park if they give a gift or donation to benefit the Maryland Horsemen’s Assistance Fund.
Fasig-Tipton 2018 Mixed Sale: By the numbers
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale will take place December 4, and we’ve crunched the numbers.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to award over $3 million in grants
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will grant more than $3 million to accredited aftercare organizations around the country, including almost a dozen in the Mid-Atlantic.
Fasig-Tipton adds 63 to December mixed sale
The 63 additions to December’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale include more than 50 horses of racing age.
How is sports betting going at Delaware Park?
While early returns on from horsemen and racetrack execs at Delaware Park are positive, sports wagering’s long-term impacts on racing itself are unclear and some horseplayers are fretful.
Mandatory payouts spice up Penn National holiday program
The Thanksgiving Eve program at Penn National will feature mandatory payouts of two carried over wagers — as well as three stakes, topped by the $200,000 Fabulous Strike.
Maryland Jockey Club to seek to add days, modify stakes schedule
The Maryland Jockey Club is expected to seek 180 days of live racing at its facilities in 2019 — up from 171 this year — and to make some tweaks to its stakes schedule.
