Midlantic Racing Today

Previewing closing weekend at Delaware Park!

Delaware Park racing analyst Stan Salter joins us on Midlantic Racing Today as closing weekend looms. Midlantic Racing Today is powered by The Racing Biz. Delaware conc

Flying under the radar at Delaware Park

While some of the trainers who've had strong meets at Delaware Park are pretty familiar names -- think Jamie Ness, Gary Capuano, Mike Simone, or Greg Compton -- a few oth

Midlantic Racing Today weekend preview: WVBC and more!

Lots of Mid-Atlantic horse racing action is on tap this weekend, and we bring in Charles Town announcer and linemaker Paul Espinosa and Delaware Park analyst Stan Salter

"Racing as it should be": A Maryland Million legacy

More than 40 years ago, famed sportscaster Jim McKay and others had a big idea -- maybe even a preposterous one. Why not have a day of racing, modeled on the Breeders' C

The art of not going broke with homebreds while overcoming tragedy

If you're looking for a quick way to go broke in horse racing, breeding and then racing your homebreds is usually the ticket. It's a slow, expensive process, and any mon

Talking WV Breeders Classics at 40!

October 10 marks the 40th running of the West Virginia Breeders Classics -- the biggest night of the year for local horsemen! WV Breeders Classics co-founder Carol Holde

A jockey agent's life, plus a weekend preview

Laurel Park hosts three stakes Saturday afternoon, and one of them -- the Selima -- has produced a Breeders' Cup winner Jockey agent Tom Stift will be well represented w

Talking Delaware Handicap

Regaled was a powerful winner of the 2025 Delaware Handicap, rallying from well back to win by six lengths -- a triumph she parlayed into a third-place finish in the Bree

Trainer talks unexpected beginnings and breaking new ground

Back in 2020, Keri Brion was in Ireland overseeing a string of horses for her boss Jonathan Sheppard when she learned he was unexpectedly retiring -- a move that thrust h

How'd an $8,000 claimer end up in a Grade 1 race?!?

When trainer Michael Simone dropped $8,000 to claim Micanopy a few months back, he was hoping for a solid enough horse who would fit in the Mid-Atlantic. But he never ex

Anthony Farrior's fleet 2-year-olds

Charles Town's first 2-year-old stakes of 2026 are upon us this weekend, and trainer Anthony Farrior arrives holding a strong hand: two, including the favorite, in Friday

Trainer Pedro Nazario on the journey to his first stakes win

When For the Ladies got up late to win the $75,000 Shine Again Stakes at Timonium Aug. 29, it wasn't just her third consecutive triumph. It also provided the first stakes

Retired jockey Mario Pino on the journey to 7,000 wins

Only 10 jockeys in the entire history of Thoroughbred racing have amassed 7,000 or more victories. One of them is Delaware native and longtime Midlantic riding stalwart M

Father-son training duo dishes on racing and life

Veteran trainer Gregory Sacco has won more than 900 races, including nine graded stakes, in a long career. Now his son -- and top assistant -- Will is looking to carry on

Scouting out Charles Town Classic night

The biggest night of the year at Charles Town Races arrives Friday, and we've got you covered.  Paul Espinosa, Charles Town track announcer and morning line maker, joins

Autism Awareness day and Delaware Park's #1 fan

Matt Halter, a 20-something racing fan who also happens to be autistic, has become Delaware Park's #1 fan. That's in part due to his mom's social media presence and even

David Walters' "Premium" filly and a racing lifetime

David Walters is, in training terms, something of a ladies' man: his best horses include fillies and mares like Carnival Chrome, Longfield Star, and Cuppa Mocha Mojo. No

Chasing 5,000 wins!

Trainer Jeff Runco is just 50 wins shy of 5,000 career triumphs and three victories short of being in the top 10 all-time. How has he done it? Jeff Runco is our guest t

Carol Cedeno on comebacks, kids, and more

Jockey Carol Cedeno suffered a scary injury last September at the Meadowlands but recovered well enough to resume riding in March and April. Still, she saved the first w

What's the future hold for the Preakness?

In this exclusive interview, we catch up with Maryland horse racing insider TK Kuegler, who's a member of the board of directors of racetrack operator the Maryland Jockey