Winter storms and a deep freeze from Texas to the Northeast led to the cancellation of live racing on Monday at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla., Mahoning Valley Racecourse in Youngstown, Ohio, and Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa. At Mahoning Valley, “frustration” in the jockey colony over a desire to increase mount fees may have just as much to do with the cancellation as the weather. Equibase, the industry's official database, reported "weather" as the reason for the can

“Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes the answer no, sometimes the answer is wait.” Those were a few words of wisdom my Irish mother would pass along, and it seems to have played to the benefit of two of our partnership’s runners. It appeared that Dr. Spirito and Rogues a Plotting were destined match strides for their maiden win, but Mother Nature cancelled that scenario and the races last Wednesday at Mahoning Valley. While our runners had to wait it out, it turned out t

Two HMDC, Taste of Victory and TBC Stable’s runners will square off in their 3-year-old debuts Wednesday in the 10th race at Mahoning Valley, a $31,900 Maiden Special Weight for Accredited-breds going six furlongs. Breaking side by side as posts 10 and 11, both runners have displayed early foot in their young careers, which should help from those outside posts. Like 9 of the 12 starters, both geldings will run for the first time on Lasix. (Waiting until horses are 3 to admini