NO LASIX IN MARYLAND'S GRADED STAKES STARTING IN 2021
by T.D. Thornton
The Maryland Racing Commission (MRC) voted unanimously Wednesday to expand a race-day Lasix ban that began this year with 2-year-olds to include horses of any age competing in graded stakes starting in 2021.
ALO, ALO SEU LUIZ, AQUELE ABRAÇO!
TIGHT TEN TO STAND IN PA
MGSP Tight Ten (Tapit--Devils Humor, by Distorted Humor)
will stand at Mountain Springs Farm in Pennsylvania. He will have an introductory fee of $2,500 live foal and additional mares can be bred for $2,000 each. A lifetime breeding right to Tight Ten will be awarded to breeders after booking four mares.
A debut winner at Churchill as a juvenile, the Winchell homebred was second in both the 2018 GII Saratoga Special S. and GIII Iroquois S. for trainer Steve Asmussen. He retires with a record of 14-2-3-1 and earnings of $132,369.
FANS RETURN TO ENGLISH RACECOURSES
Racecourse Association Chief Executive David Armstrong described the return of limited spectators to four English racecourses on Wednesday as a step in the right direction.
Ludlow, Lingfield and Haydock welcomed racegoers on Wednesday afternoon, while Kempton had a small crowd for its evening card. All four tracks are in Tier 2 areas of the country as part of the government's new system for identifying coronavirus risk levels, meaning they can allow up to 2,000 fans or 50% capacity, whichever is lowest.
Aside from two pilot events in September, Wednesday marked the first time fans have been allowed on English racecourses since racing=s resumption on June 1.
