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With coronavirus, and lots more, it’s been a crazy week, in the week in social media.

With coronavirus, and lots more, it’s been a crazy week, in the week in social media.

After days of uncertainty the Maryland Jockey Club said it would cease racing at Laurel Park indefinitely because of the coronavirus emergency.

After two dark days, Charles Town Races will resume live racing Friday, March 20. The track also announced it will postpone the CT Classic to an as-yet undetermined date.

Racing at Laurel Park will take on the flavor of an intrasquad scrimmage, as only horses stabled there or at Pimlico will be permitted on the grounds.

For the second straight day, the coronavirus has prompted Charles Town to cancel its racing while it seeks permission to run going forward.

Chelsea Lowman’s monthly pinhooking diary continues today, as PJ settles into life at the new farm, after a bump or two.

Legislation to redo Pimlico and Laurel Park passed both houses of the Md. Legislature Wednesday and now heads to the Governor.

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

After a couple of days of confusion following Gov. Hogan’s emergency order Sunday, Laurel Park will race this weekend with additional restrictions.

Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic 2-year-old sale, the region’s marquee sale, will be two sales this year, one in May a bit later than planned, the second in June.

In this month’s On Breeding… Flashy first-out winner Fortheluvofbourbon is just three – but she’s the latest in a line stretching back generations.

In a Tuesday press conference, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said that his office in discussion with the Maryland Jockey Club about postponing the Preakness.
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