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17/12/2024

Just announced: CT will race 160 days in 2025 and will have a purse increase effective Jan. 1...

Charles Town Races will host 160 days of live racing in 2025, highlighted by the Aug. 22 Charles Town Classic and Oct. 11 WV Breeders Classics.

17/12/2024

The new nonprofit Maryland track operator has its work cut out for it, but its incoming head Bill Knauf said he believes all the tools are in place for it to succeed.

The new nonprofit Maryland track operator has its work cut out for it, but head Bill Knauf said he believes all the tools are in place for it to succeed.

15/12/2024

Earlier this fall, veteran WV-bred Muad'dib inched past the million-dollar mark, and Friday night, he put the exclamation point on it with a win at Charles Town. “I never expected I would own a horse like him," his owner says...

Muad'dib, who inched past the million-dollar mark last month, put the exclamation mark on the achievement with a season-closing win Friday at Charles Town.

15/12/2024

Picks for this afternoon's Laurel Park racing action!

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon's races at Laurel Park.

14/12/2024

Picks (and some video analysis) for this evening's Charles Town card!

We've got full-card picks and analysis for this evening's race card from Charles Town Races!

14/12/2024

Picks and analysis for this afternoon's Laurel Park card!

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon's races at Laurel Park.

13/12/2024

Graded stakes winner who ran in last year's Kentucky Derby fetches a hefty price...

West Saratoga, a Grade 3 winner who ran in the 2024 Kentucky Derby, sold for $375,000 at the Inglis Digital sale.

13/12/2024

Interesting stuff here...

The latest OwnerView webinar, the last one of 2024, discussed dealing with condylar fractures.

13/12/2024

Looking ahead to Saturday, we dig into the Late Pick 5 (12% takeout)!

In this video, our handicappers dig into Saturday's late Pick 5 from Laurel Park, featuring two stakes.

13/12/2024

Picks and analysis for this afternoon's Laurel Park card!

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon's races at Laurel Park.

12/12/2024

Galerio "made dreams come true," said his former owners. Now, with assists from a few folks they didn't know previously, they're paying him back.

Galerio won a stake and nearly $700,000, but it took some work, and the kindness of strangers, to get him the retirement he earned.

11/12/2024

The Festival aims to bring the Preakness celebration to every corner of Maryland...

Gov. Wes Moore and other Maryland luminaries on Wednesday announced a statewide Preakness Festival to take place in 2025.

11/12/2024

Last racing week of the year at CT starts tonight! Here's what's on tap...

Charles Town's final week of racing for 2024 kicks off with a nine-race card Wednesday and continues through Saturday. Here's what to watch for.

10/12/2024

Don't cover much harness news in these parts, but this is important - Rosecroft announcer Pete Medhurst if battling brain cancer, and his many friends in the harness industry are rallying to support him. Here's how you can help...

Rosecroft track announcer Pete Medhurst is battling brain cancer, and the harness racing community is rallying to his and his family's support.

09/12/2024

Stars of the week in the Mid-Atlantic!

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

09/12/2024

The Maryland Racing Commission last week tapped the brakes on the switch from private racetrack ownership to a nonprofit, but the MTROA expects a quick resolution.

The Maryland Racing Commission tapped the brakes on the switch from private racetrack ownership to a nonprofit, but the MTROA expects a quick resolution.

08/12/2024

Picks and analysis for this afternoon's Laurel Park card!

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon's races at Laurel Park.

07/12/2024

It was the 43rd running of the Maryland Juvenile and 38th of its sister race, the Maryland Juvenile Filly. Here's what we learned today (plus a winners' gallery)...

Here's what we learned at Laurel Park for Saturday's Maryland Juvenile and Maryland Juvenile Filly Stakes.

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