
“The Preakness belongs in Baltimore”: House hears praise for proposed bill
A Maryland House committee today heard widespread support for a proposal to keep the Preakness at a renovated Pimlico and to rebuild Laurel.

A Maryland House committee today heard widespread support for a proposal to keep the Preakness at a renovated Pimlico and to rebuild Laurel.

February seems to be Javier Contreras’ month, and the trainer has continued his run of good Februaries with two stakes wins at Charles Town.

Wondering how the legislation to renew Pimlico and Laurel Park would work? How much it would cost? And what about equine safety? We’ve got some answers!

In her first move since winning the Maryland Juvenile Filly by a dozen lengths, Hello Beautiful showed trainer Brittany Russell “just what we wanted.”

John Jones won an allowance/optional claimer at Laurel Park Saturday and now is headed back to stakes company.

Shotski, who trains at and broke his maiden at Laurel Park, breezed a half-mile Saturday in preparation for next week’s G2 Fountain of Youth.

PA-bred Pumpkin Rumble, a multiple graded stakes winner, retired, plus a trainer’s milestone and more, in the week in social media.

Jack Harmon, the timer at Laurel Park for nearly 50 years, stepped down at the end of January, ending a career in which he’s seen, well, everything.

The sales companies Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland will modify the checkoff program they use to help fund the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

Off to the Races radio will kick off its 21st season on Saturday. The weekly, one-hour radio program will air from Saturday through the end of August.

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

With a combined total of five wins on Monday and Tuesday, trainer Jamie Ness reached the 3,000-win mark with a rush
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