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Colonial Downs cancels July 12 card
Citing “severe weather and excessive rainfall,” Colonial Downs has canceled its card for Friday, July 12.
Dashing Beauty time revised
The time for Sunday’s Dashing Beauty Stakes at Delaware Park has been revised downwards after questions were raised.
Over 600 cataloged for Fasig-Tipton May sale
Next month’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale will take place in Timonium with more than 600 hips in the catalog.
ARCI conference: Industry insiders call for unity
Likening racing to a “small town” where people talk about each other, industry insiders called for unified efforts at improvement at the ARCI conference.
HISA chief: “Just give us a chance”
The head of the new federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) asked state regulators to “just give us a chance” at a conference Monday.
Sharing named Maryland-bred Horse of the year
Breeders’ Cup race winner Sharing was among the winners at Tuesday’s Maryland horse industry Renaissance Awards.
International Aftercare Forum agenda finalized
The agenda for the fourth International Forum for the Aftercare of Horses has been finalized, and the event is set for later this month in South Africa.
Monmouth Park announces 56-day sked for 2020
Monmouth Park will race 56 dyas in 2020, and among its 12 graded stakes, the G1 Haskell Invitational will take place July 18.
Hands off Race Horse Development Fund, PA. racing folks say
More than 500 gathered at Equistar Farms (PA) Sunday to protest a proposal to fund college scholarships with money in the Race Horse Development Fund.
Two months after dispersal, Besecker barn still active
Owner Joe Besecker dispersed his stock in the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale in December. So how come he keeps showing up in the charts?
Parx riders, management strike deal, avert shutdown
A deal between Parx management and local jockeys to improve the jocks’ room and streamline background checks means Saturday’s card will take place.
Midlantic tracks handle over $200 million in first quarter
Mid-Atlantic handle rose in March versus the prior month, though the average was essentially flat.
Trainer bonus offered for Preakness weekend at Pimlico
The Maryland Jockey Club will offer $100,000 in bonuses for trainers running horses in Preakness weekend stakes at Pimlico.
Claimbox: Midlantic claiming to date well ahead of 2016
Through the first quarter of 2017, Midlantic claiming is up over 25 percent versus last year, according to our Claimbox report.
Midlantic tracks claim good year for safety – but keep it quiet
Midlantic racetracks say 2016 was a banner year for safety – but only a few release their data to the public.
5 things we learned at the mid-Atlantic regulators meeting
More than 100 regulators, horsemen, and racetrack operators gathered in Delaware earlier this week. Here’s what we learned…
Maryland racing interests on brink of BRFA win
Maryland racing interests have had anti-industry language stripped from the BRFA budget bill, which now heads to Governor Hogan for his signature.
George Rowand, owner, breeder, writer, dreamer passes
George Rowand, the Virginia native who on a shoestring bred several top horses and wrote about the experience, has died at age 69.
Md. Racing Commission upholds Early Grey DQ
The Maryland Racing Commission Thursday upheld the disqualification of Early Grey last June – the state’s fourth claimed environmental contamination case in less than 18 months.
Laurel’s Champions Handicapping tourney results told
The Champions Handicapping, at Laurel Park Saturday, provided four winners berths in subsequent contests around the country.
