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Entries Strong For MATCH Series Kickoff At Pimlico Sponsored by: Laki edges past Lebda to win the Whiteley and record a stakes success in five consecutive years of racing The eighth edition of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Series (MATCH) begins May 14-15 at Pimlico Race Course with large, competitive fields that include more than a few local horses that figure to play a role in the outcome of the four divisions in the 2021 series. Purses for the four MATCH stakes that ar...

StableDuel, Colonial Downs Team Up For Preakness Watch Party Sponsored by: StableDuel is proud to announce that it will be hosting a Preakness Stakes Watch Party, on Saturday, May 15, at Colonial Downs, near Richmond, Virginia. The StableDuel/Colonial Downs Preakness Stakes Watch Party continues StableDuels mission of supporting Thoroughbred racetracks outside of popular mainstream meets. StableDuel is racings newest game and its popular contest format allows players to compete agains...

May 10, 2021, 10:05 am · The Virginia City of Richmond announced late last week that its Resort Casino Evaluation Panel has entered the next phase of its ongoing casino selection process. The unit has been assembled to assess proposals from companies interested to operate a Las Vegas-style casino resort in the city and recommend a preferred bidder to the Richmond City Council. During its request for proposals process between December and February, the city re...

Four MATCH Series Races At Pimlico Draw 130 Nominations Sponsored by: The four stakes at Pimlico Race Course that kick off the 2021 Mid-Atlantic Championships Series (MATCH) attracted 130 nominations, among them many local runners that regularly compete in Maryland and other tracks in the region throughout the year. This years series begins May 15-16, and each of the six divisional legs—there are four divisions, all on dirt this year—will be held in Maryland with the exception of ...

Sponsored by: Maggie Wolfendale-Morley in the paddock at Saratoga NYRA TV paddock analyst and third-generation horsewoman Maggie Wolfendale-Morleys commitment to horses kicks into gear most mornings before dawn. Awakened by an early alarm, she often accompanies her husband, trainer Tom Morley, to the Belmont Park backstretch for training. Once there, Wolfendale-Morley gallops horses and assists around the barn – all the while checking in on the couples two daughters, 4-year-old Grac...

April 27, 2021, 11:50 am · A group of Scott’s Addition residents in the Virginia City of Richmond on Monday walked out to protest the proposed development of a casino resort in the area. Dozens of protesters stood along North Arthur Ashe Boulevard and West Leigh Street, the planned location of the casino, with signs in their hands and cow bells during the morning traffic rush to show their opposition to the mega-million scheme. The Cordish Companies of Balti...

MATCH Series Set For 2021 Return On Preakness Weekend Sponsored by: Ms Locust Point (inside) held off Cairenn in the Primonetta at Laurel. She qualifies for MATCH series bonus money with a start in Saturdays Dashing Beauty at Delaware Park Anticipation is building as the Mid-Atlantic Championships Series (MATCH) prepares for its return May 14-15 at Pimlico Race Course after a one-year hiatus. This years MATCH Series, to be run at racetracks in Maryland and Virginia only, will extend t...

Sponsored by: Pixelate is up in time to win the 2020 Del Mar Derby under Umberto Rispoli Initially split between running Grade 2 winner Pixelate and fellow 4-year-old stakes winner Doc Boy, trainer Michael Stidham opted to enter both as part of a solid field of 14 for Saturdays $100,000 Henry S. Clark at Pimlico Race Course. The 21st running of the Clark for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/16 miles is one of three turf stakes on an 11-race Spring Stakes Spectacular program featuring six ...

“And they’re off...” When it comes to the horse racing industry in Virginia and the economic impact it is generating, that’s an appropriate metaphor. According to a newly released study, the industry generated an estimated economic impact of $542.1 million in the Commonwealth in 2019. “What we’re finding is that jobs are coming back, horse racing-related expenditures are up, and tax revenue to the state is increasing,” said John Hannum, Executive Director of the Virginia Equine Al...

Sponsored by: Trainer Jane Cibelli Jane Cibelli, leading trainer at Monmouth Park in 2011 and 12, has been denied stalls at the Oceanport, N.J., track that has served as her stables summer home since 2002. Cibelli said she was notified of the decision by John Heims, Monmouth Parks racing secretary and director of racing. “Heims told me, Im tired of it, you always want things your way,” Cibelli said. “I told him, Thats what I get paid to do to survive. Im looking out for my owner...