Author: Frank Vespe

“All about the connection,” Mychel Sanchez wins two stakes

On a day where closers dominated, jockey Mychel Sanchez put his mounts in the action early — and won two stakes at Laurel Park.

The Maryland Racing Commission signed off on a controversial proposal to blend Maryland-restricted and Virginia-restricted stakes Wednesday.

Maryland budget negotiators on Friday unexpectedly decided to sunset the state’s Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority.

Colonial Downs will host an August day of racing in which the races are automatic qualifying races for November’s Claiming Crown.

A $7500 claim a couple months ago, Dixie Groove logged the biggest win of her career in Saturday’s Laurel Park allowance feature.

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