March, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Aqueduct, Laurel, Charles Town Among Saturday Cancellations Due To Late Winter Storm

A late winter snowstorm that arrived midway through Friday's program at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark., moved north and east, prompting cancellations at several tracks on Saturday, including Aqueduct in New York, Laurel Park in Maryland and Charles Town in West Virginia.

Turfway Park in northern Kentucky scrapped the last five races on its Friday night card and Remington Park in Oklahoma proactively cancelled its Quarter Horse card on Friday night.

Following are statements from each track cancelling on Saturday:

New York Racing Association
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled Saturday's live racing program at Aqueduct Racetrack due to a powerful winter storm forecast to impact the New York City metropolitan area throughout the day.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter weather advisory for the downstate region. The NWS forecast, which aligns with NYRA's independent weather services, is calling for accumulating snow with sustained high winds and gusts up to 50 mph.

Saturday's featured $100,000 Correction will be re-scheduled for Saturday, March 19.

Aqueduct Racetrack will remain open for simulcasting.

Live racing at Aqueduct will resume on Sunday, March 13 with a nine-race card featuring the $100,000 Damon Runyon. First post on Sunday is 1:20 p.m. Eastern.

For additional information on the 2021-22 winter meet at Aqueduct, visit NYRA.com.

Maryland Jockey Club

A powerful winter storm passing through the Mid-Atlantic region has forced the Maryland Jockey Club to cancel Saturday's live nine-race program at Laurel Park.According to the National Weather Service, the Baltimore/Washington area and northeastern Maryland were forecast to experience rapidly deteriorating conditions as rain turned to heavy snow at a rate of 1-2 inches per hour, with gusty winds.

Laurel, Pimlico, Rosecroft and the MJC OTB Network will remain open for simulcasting.

Live racing is scheduled to return Sunday to Laurel with a nine-race program starting at the new post time of 12:40 p.m.

Race 8 is a stakes-quality allowance for fillies and mares 4 and up sprinting 5 ½ furlongs that attracted multiple stakes winner Dontletsweetfoolya, making her return to Laurel after a try on the all-weather surface at Turfway Park; 2021 Willa On the Move winner Kaylasaurus, most recently fourth in the Barbara Fritchie (G3) Feb. 19; and Princess Kokachin, the even-money program favorite who upset Hello Beautiful in the 2021 Poliltely.

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races

Due to the effects of the winter weather having moved through the region, Charles Town's live racing program scheduled for Saturday evening March 12 has been cancelled. The track is scheduled to resume live racing on Wednesday night with its standard first race post time of 7:00 P.M. EST.

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Sunday Insights: Half to Maxfield Debuts in Hallendale

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4th-GP, $60k, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 2:01p.m. ET
Beautifully bred and sporting the royal Godolphin blue, LOVED (Medaglia d'Oro) will be unveiled by Brendan Walsh, a conditioner well-versed with her family as the trainer of the filly's half-brother, MGISW and new Darley sire Maxfield (Street Sense). Out of a daughter of Caress (Storm Cat), Loved hails from the female family of leading sires Bernstein (Storm Cat) and Sky Mesa (Pulpit), as well as MGSW & GISP Golden Velvet (Seeking the Gold), the dam of two multiple graded stakes winners. Loved comes off a bullet half-mile work Mar. 3 going :48.25 in company. TJCIS PPs

11th-GP, $60k, Msw, 3yo, f, 7 1/2f T, 5:42p.m. ET
A pair of blue-blooded homebreds are scheduled to be unveiled here, including Joe Allen's PERSONAL BEST (Tapit), the first foal for American Grade I winner and French GSW War Flag (War Front). The filly's second dam Black Speck (Arch) has a line of graded success beneath her, including Hong Kong's Champion Stayer Lines of Battle (War Front) and Group 3 winner, turned producer Homebound (Dixie Union). The other starter of note will be Get By, a daughter of the recently departed Get Stormy and a full-sister to GSW Getmotherarose. She is also a half to the hard-knocking winner of over $305,000 in lifetime earnings End Play (Cape Blanco {Ire}). This is the family of Puerto Rican champion 3-year-old and U.S. import Devil's Bag Copy (Devil's Bag). Get By will carry the colors of the Mary Abeel Sullivan Revocable Trust. Ian Wilkes sends her to post. TJCIS PPs

9th-OP, $90k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 6:10p.m. ET
BE THERE (Medaglia d'Oro), the first foal out of MGSW Tin Type Gal (Tapit), will debut here for breeder My Meadowview. With Miss Shop (Deputy Minister) as his second dam, the colt lays claim to the same female line as sires Trappe Shot (Tapit) and Power Broker (Pulpit). This is an active black-type family with GI Runhappy Hopeful S. runner up Shoplifted (Into Mischief) and MGSW Imprimis (Broken View) in its ranks. TJCIS PPs

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EHV-1 Positives Lead To Barn Quarantine At Fonner Park

On Wednesday, March 9, a horse in Fonner Park's Barn R had a high temperature and was displaying mobility issues. Blood and nasal swap samples were taken and immediately driven to NVSL in Ames, Iowa for testing.

Tests were completed on March 10, but lab results were inconclusive; therefore, additional samples were requested and sent. That same day a second horse showed similar symptoms. Regrettably, both horses were ultimately euthanized.

As a precautionary measure, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture was notified and discussed the matter with the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, Nebraska state veterinarian, Dr. David Radechel DVM and the Fonner Park board of stewards. A preliminary 21-day quarantine was placed on Barn R, which stalls over 100 horses. On the evening of March 11, lab results were released and proved positive for the neurological equine herpes virus known as EHV-1.

On the morning of March 11, a meeting with the horsemen was held in the Fonner Park racing office and a plan of precaution was discussed which included input from the Nebraska HBPA executive board and other board members.

Tom Sage, Director of the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, closed his remarks by reminding the room that the HBPA motto is “Horsemen helping Horsemen.” The resulting precautions disallow any horsemen with horses in barn R to have contact with any other horses in the stable area. Also, any horses that arrive may not leave the entire stable area until the quarantine is lifted. Fonner Park has begun protocol to routinely sanitize the paddock, the starting gate and other common areas for horses.

“We enacted immediate protocol and now we must adhere to and increase our measures of safety,” said CEO Chris Kotulak. “In 2020 we didn't become known as 'The Little Track That Could' because we gave up. Instead, we galvanized to succeed. Everyone knows they have a role to play in our return to normalcy. Sadly, there are many in the stable area now shut down from earning a paycheck to feed themselves and their horses.”

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Trainers To Benefit From New Tote Scheme

The Tote has launched an innovative scheme which aims to benefit British-based trainers though returns on betting profit generated by owners.

The Racing Revenue Share Scheme awards 20% of the revenue share from the Tote's takeout for any bet placed by owners who have nominated a specific trainer. The scheme is based on turnover with no cap on the potential amount earned by the trainer, who must be signed up to the scheme.

Alex Frost, CEO of UK Tote Group, said, “We're delighted to have launched the Racing Revenue Share Scheme so that racehorse owners' betting activity can support their trainers and yards. This scheme is central to allowing the Tote to play our part in increasing how much pool betting can return to British racing. The scheme is unique to the Tote and highlights the benefits of the pool betting model where we can welcome winning customers, while their betting activity can benefit the sport we all love.”

In 2019, a consortium of investors with links to racing and led by Frost, an owner/breeder and owner of Ladyswood Stud in Gloucestershire, completed its acquisition of the Tote from Betfred. The UK Tote Group, initially known as Alizeti, promised to contribute at least £50 million to British racing over seven years in addition to paying the levy.

Speaking at the time of the deal being completed, Frost said, “Pool betting plays a leading role in racing jurisdictions around the world and we believe the Tote can play a similar role in the UK, while supporting and growing British racing in the years ahead.

“International collaboration is right at the top of our agenda. Growing the British pool grows the potential contributions we can make to British racing.”

The Tote teamed up with the Hong Kong Jockey Club that same year to host World Pool days from British race meetings, starting initially with Royal Ascot. Last year, the World Pool fixtures increased to 17 race days across Britain and Ireland, with the UK pool increasing by more than 40% and generating millions of pounds in extra income for the racecourses involved, which included Epsom, Sandown and York.

As part of the Tote's “ongoing rejuvenation” the company also introduced the Tote Guarantee on racecourses last November, which ensures that the Tote Win price will always match or exceed the industry starting price.

Ahead of the start of the Cheltenham Festival, one of the major betting meetings of the year in Britain, Frost said, “We're all looking forward to a fantastic four days of racing at Cheltenham. We hope as many people as possible will bet with the Tote, both on-course and online, making the most of our Tote Guarantee and circa £1 million daily placepots.”

Owners wishing to take advantage of the Racing Revenue Share Scheme can contact the Tote via yards@tote.co.uk.

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