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Delaware Park moves up Aug. 28 post time
With the area under a heat advisory for Wednesday, August 28, Delaware Park will advance its post times by one hour.
Three to enter Maryland-bred Hall of Fame
Three horses – Alma North, Richard’s Kid, and Shine Again – are the newest members of the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame and will be feted Aug. 23.
Jed Doro named head of racing at Delaware Park
Jed Doro, racing secretary at Delaware Park, has been named Director of Racing and will replace the retiring John Mooney in this role.
Delaware: John Mooney to retire
Delaware Park’s executive director of racing John Mooney, a Mid-Atlantic fixture for decades, will retire August 1, the track announced.
Colonial Downs cancels Monday card
With excessive temperatures and heat indexes predicted, Colonial Downs has canceled its live racing card for Monday, July 25.
Julie Krone featured on Off to the Races radio Saturday
Off to the Races Radio returns Saturday, June 20 with a great show featuring former jockey Julie Krone, the only woman to win a Triple Crown race.
Charles Town Classic shifted to August, purse cut
The Charles Town Classic and Oaks will share a date this year – August 28 – and both will go for smaller purses in 2020, the former’s reduced to $600,000.
Fasig-Tipton online bidding registration open
With coronavirus driving down permitted attendance, Fasig-Tipton is ramping up its online bidding for the upcoming 2-year-old sale.
No-Lasix 2-year-old races in Maryland prompt debate
The Stronach Group announced it would restrict 2yo races in Maryland to horses not on Lasix – which may put them at odds with horsemen and the Commission
Monmouth offering $1 million bonus for Haskell-Derby-Classic sweep
The 2020 Haskell Invitational will kick off a three-race series with a $1 million bonus, the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic being the other two.
Fasig-Tipton 2yo supplemental entries online
Fasig-Tipton announced today that 13 supplemental entries had been added to its two-year-old sale, coming up this month, and are now online.
Laurel EHV-1 scare shows fragility, connectedness of equine population
A potential case of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) at Laurel Park has a barn under quarantine — and highlights how vulnerable horse populations can be.
Camarero: Four months on, a dire situation for the horses
Four months after Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico, Thoroughbreds at Camarero racetrack remain in dire straits.
Maryland Jockey Club closes gates to Belmont shippers
With a case of equine herpesvirus at Belmont Park, the Maryland Jockey Club will forbid shippers from there until further notice.
Laurel Park among 8 NHC-eligible tracks
Laurel Park is the lone Midlantic track among those announce today as eligible for play at the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship.
James Lages named chief steward in Delaware
James A. Lages, a steward for the last two years in Delaware, has been named chief state steward by the state’s Thoroughbred Racing Commission.
Maryland-bred award finalists announced
The finalists in various Maryland-bred categories, as well as top trainer, jockey, and owner, were announced January 17, with awards given Feb. 12.
Delaware Park sets 2018 dates
Delaware Park will race 81 days in 2018, with the meet opening May 30 and extending to October 20.
Thoroughbred Makeover applications rise 38 percent
Applications from trainers for the Thoroughbred Makeover rose 38 percent for the 2018 edition, to 812 for the project for retired racehorses.
EquiLottery renews effort for West Virginia presence
EquiLottery, a lottery game using horse racing results, is trying for the second straight year to get legislative approval to operate in West Virginia.
