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Delaware Park announces 2024 live racing schedule
Delaware Park received approval Feb. 20 for its 2024 75-day live racing schedule, with the Delaware Handicap and Oaks anchoring the meet’s biggest weekend.
VTA stallion season auction set for Feb. 14-15
The Virginia Thoroughbred Association’s (VTA) annual stallion season auction will take place Feb. 14 and 15 and features dozens of exciting stallions.
Parx sweep yields “significant” contraband
An “enforcement action” at Parx Racing yielded significant contraband, the state Racing Commission learned, and is the first of several such actions.
Crop rules give Monmouth Park problems
With a New Jersey rule clamping down on the use of the riding crop, some jockeys who usually make Monmouth Park home are steering clear.
Steve Dance, auctioneer, passes
Auctioneer Steve Dance, who worked for Fasig-Tipton for nearly 50 years, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday.
Claimbox: Claiming activity through March lags 2017
In our February Claimbox report: claiming activity is off by 4.5 percent versus 2017, plus trainers have been the busiest?
A few minutes with… New ARCI chair Mike Hopkins
A visit with Maryland Racing Commission executive director Mike Hopkins, the incoming chairman of the Association of Racing Commissioners International.
VA Gov. Northam signs historical racing law to “reinvigorate” racing industry
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Tuesday signed a law that will allow “historical racing” machines in Virginia and is expected to allow Colonial Downs to reopen for live racing.
Xpressbet to offer $25,000 Preakness win wager
Wagering company Xpressbet will once again offer one fan the chance to make a $25,000 win wager on the next month’s Preakness Stakes.
Justify secures top spot in new NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
The latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll shows Justify grabbing the top spot among three-year-olds, with West Coast retaining the older horse lead.
At ARCI conference, a call for wagering innovation
Participants in this week’s ARCI conference called for wagering innovation, including fixed-odds betting, as a way to promote growth.
HandleTrak: Handle rises in the mid-Atlantic
Handle picked up in the mid-Atlantic — and everyone ran their weekend cards.
RaceBrief: Mid-Atlantic racing news and notes for January 31
Our RaceBrief offers news and notes from mid-Atlantic racing.
HandleTrak: Sluggish weekend in the mid-Atlantic
With blustery weather, erratic racing schedules, and the racing nation’s eyes turned south and west, it was a middling weekend for mid-Atlantic handle.
RaceBrief: Mid-Atlantic racing news and notes for January 28
Our RaceBrief offers news and notes from mid-Atlantic racing.
