Author: The Biz

Lorde will headline Preakness InfieldFest

Posted by The Biz | Feb 6, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing |

Double Grammy winner Lorde will headline this year’s Preakness InfieldFest, the Maryland Jockey Club has announced.

Claiming activity remained flat for the week, and the Midlantic Claiming 7 saw relatively little change,

Wagering on races run in the United States was flat in January 2014 versus a year ago, as were the purses paid. But the number of racedays grew.

In today’s RaceBrief, West Virginia horsemen fight to hang onto purse enhancements and a court upholds racing’s “absolute insurer” rule.

Handle picked up in the mid-Atlantic — and everyone ran their weekend cards.

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