Trainer Howard Wolfendale, a top trainer in Maryland for decades, passed away on Thursday at age 69. He died from complications from a stroke he suffered the previous week. His death was first reported by the Daily Racing Form. “The best horseman I've ever known. We will all love and miss you forever,” his daughter

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After some 50 years of helping to run and shape the industry in some capacity or other, Alan Foreman has stepped away from all but a few of his many obligations. It comes on the back of the gradual dissolution of the Thoroughbred Horseman's Association of the Mid-Atlantic region, of which he was chairman and

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Box Office Hit (Idol) became the first winner for her freshman sire (by Curlin) with a runaway debut victory in a state-bred maiden special weight at Thistledown Thursday. Tabbed as a 3-1 shot for her debut, she exited the outside gate to race in the middle of the pack up the backstretch. She made a

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Trainer Michael Tomlinson has a stable of just 24 at Churchill Downs and two of them won stakes races over closing weekend. “It's a big thrill, a big pick-me-up for our barn and everyone involved,” Tomlinson said. “A stable my size these days, it's hard to compete with the big guys. You know they have

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After initially bringing post times forward to try and beat the heat, Colonial Downs has decided to reschedule the live racing card for Friday, July 3 and will move it in its entirety as drawn to Monday, July 6. In addition, Colonial Downs will shift the programs scheduled for both Saturday, July 4 and Sunday,

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