
Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Inductees: Cigar and Elkridge
Cigar and Elkridge are this evening’s featured inductees into the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame.

Cigar and Elkridge are this evening’s featured inductees into the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame.

Wednesday’s been fairly quiet in Preakness-land, with the most exciting news being that nominations are up for the 16 other stakes that will run that weekend at Old Hilltop.

A peek back at how some of last week’s stories played out: celebrity announcers labor over racetrack geography, Midlantic-breds outrun their odds, and more!

A couple of Pennsylvania-bred longshots and a Maryland-bred favorite added up to a productive weekend for mid-Atlantic-breds in Louisville this Derby weekend. Ted Black has the scoop.

Atlantic City Race Course recently finished its strongest meet in years. But, Teresa Genaro wonders, what does the future hold for the track?

With recent actions, Maryland is moving towards enhanced purses for state-breds — but hurdles remain.

Twenty years ago, Virginia-bred Colonial Affair and rider Julie Krone made history together by winning the Belmont. The son of Pleasant Colony — the most recent Virginia-bred to win a Triple Crown race — died on April 23, and Nick Hahn spoke with his connections.

The Kentucky Derby is about more than hats, juleps, and wagering. It’s also about where to wager on Sunday, processed cheese, and Derby pie, whatever that is.

New Jersey breeding has faced its share of troubles in the last decade, and the Courier-Post newspaper outlines the challenges.

Virginia steeplechase racing draws big crowds, and the Virginia Gold Cup is hoping to turn those throngs into bettors. Nick Hahn looks into an initiative with widespread industry support but nevertheless an uncertain future.

Young, thirsty, and part of a couple was the core demographic of last weekend’s Decanter event at Pimlico. Our man on the spot says it was all about wine, horses, and song — but mostly wine.
It may not have been the fastest nine furlongs in history, but Game On Dude’s Charles Town Classic will go down as the fastest 1
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