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Delaware Park to move June 22 post time forward
With extremely hot weather rolling through the Mid-Atlantic, Delaware Park has announced it will move its first post forward for its June 22 card.
HISA updates void claim, other safety rules
The new HISA rules, which go into effect July 8, modify existing void claim and waiver claiming regs and make a variety of other changes.
Churchill to acquire Colonial Downs
Churchill Downs will acquire Colonial Downs and its associated properties in a larger, nearly $2.5 billion deal expected to close by year’s end.
Medina Spirit finally disqualified from ’21 Derby
Some nine months after, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has ruled that Medina Spirit be DQed from the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
Pimlico unveils spring stakes schedule
Topped by the Grade 1 Preakness, the Maryland Jockey Club will host 16 stakes worth nearly $4 million during Preakness weekend May 20-21.
Fasig-Tipton yearling sale: Gross, average up on day one led by Midlantic-breds
The gross and average both were up on day one of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale, with region-breds leading the way.
Fasig-Tipton yearling sale: 10 hips to watch
With the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale set for Monday and Tuesday, our correspondent shares her 10 hips to watch in this year’s event.
Fasig-Tipton yearling sale has much for regional buyers
With more than half of the 435 hips bred in the Mid-Atlantic, this week’s Fasig-Tipton yearling sale has plenty for the end user looking to race nearby.
Of sales and stakes: The week in social media
Math Wizard adds up a PA Derby upset, Bourbon Courage slurps up his first stake win as a sire, and the sale beckons, in the Week in social media.
25 hips added to Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale
The additional hips at the Fasig-Tipton yearling sale are numbered 411-435, and you can see them online.
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2019 yearling sale by the numbers
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling sale takes place next Monday and Tuesday in Timonium, and in advance of the sale, we’ve crunched the numbers.
Claiming Crown preview builds (some) excitement
Sunday’s Claiming Crown Preview day at Laurel Park hopes to drum up excitement for the event itself. Let’s say that excitement is still developing.
In late switch, Monmouth Park boosts casino expansion
New Jersey Thoroughbred and standardbred have reached an agreement, and both now are pushing for North Jersey casino expansionn.
Midlantic handle shows October decline
Average daily handle was off 12 percent in October versus the prior month, and total handle also fell.
Thousands attend Thoroughbred Makeover
The well-attended Thoroughbred Makeover showcased the versatility of the Thoroughbred in adapting to second careers.
Attacking the bookends: Remember the humans
In the second installment of his series, venture capitalist TK Kuegler says that the key to marketing horse racing isn’t horses — it’s people.
Pennsylvania legislature passes bill ending breeder award impasse
The Pennsylvania legislature on Wednesday that will end the impasse that has kept breeders from receiving bonus moneys owed them; now it’s on to the Governor.
Number of mares bred in mid-Atlantic falls despite Maryland gains
Though Maryland saw the number of mares bred to state stallions grow by almost 16 percent, that number declined in every other mid-Atlantic state.
Riding stick horses to racing’s future
Kids playing with stick horses may just have been the most important people at the track on Maryland Million day — for racing’s future, at least.
ARCI: 5 minutes to improve racing
The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) seeks public input on racing matters via an online survey.
