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With nominations for the $500,000 Virginia Derby that closes on Wednesday, February 25, Ocelli and Grade 3 winner Incredibolt have emerged as likely starters. The 1 1/8-mile Virginia Derby will be held on Saturday, March 14, culminating in the three-day Colonial Downs meeting, which runs from Thursday, March 12 through Saturday, March 14. Held seven […]
Named the 2025 Virginia-bred Horse of the Year, the multimillion-dollar Gigante tops a line of award winners whose connections will receive hardware for their efforts Saturday, March 14, at Colonial Downs. The trophy presentations will take place on the winners circle stage between races during the prestigious Virginia Derby Day card in New Kent. Gigante, […]
The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, in partnership with the Maryland Jockey Club, will present the 2025 Maryland Thoroughbred Industry Renaissance Awards at a luncheon on March 22 in Laurel Park. The event will take place at 11:30 am in the circuit’s Terrace Dining Room. “This event represents the heart […]
The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey announced on January 21 that it has reached a definitive agreement with Darby Development, the permit holder at Monmouth Parkin support of an amended bill that protects thoroughbred racing and breeding in New Jersey. The amended bill, which will be introduced during the upcoming legislative session, explicitly states […]
Nominations are open for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds to qualify for the 2026 Triple Crown with an early payment of $600 due Monday (Jan. 26) at www.thetriplecrown.com. The 2026 Triple Crown Series begins Saturday, May 2, with the 152nd running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) at 1 1/4 miles at […]
Fresh off a successful 2025 season, the Maryland Jockey Club will ring in the new year on Friday, January 9, the opening day of the Laurel Park Winter Meet. In 2025, there were 1,109 races across 119 live racing days at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course. Average revenue per race was $365,637, up 14.29% […]
Diane Crump, the pioneering Thoroughbred jockey whose riding breakthroughs paved the way for generations of female riders, died Jan. 1 at a hospital in Winchester, Virginia. She was 77. For the past few months, she had been battling an aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma. Crump, involved with horses from her childhood until the last […]
Yedsit Hazlewood and Brittany Russell ended 2025 in style, capturing the jockey and trainer titles at the Laurel Park autumn meeting. Both Hazlewood and Russell also earned year-end honors as leading jockeys and trainers at the Maryland Jockey Club-operated racetracks. Hazlewood, 17, a leading contender for the 2025 Eclipse Award for outstanding apprentice jockey, walked […]
Parx Racing and the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association announce the addition of three Thursday race dates for January 2026: January 8, January 15 and January 22. This is in response to winter weather that resulted in three days of cancellations in December. The added data is the result of a coordinated effort between Parx Racing […]
Particularly over the past year, our organizations have been actively engaged jointly with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the leadership of the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit to address specific issues and practices within the Anti-Doping and Drug Control Program that have caused significant concern and frustration among our riders and other industry […]
