
The 12 days of… Pimlico?
Pimlico will play host to just 12 days of live racing in 2017, plus other news and notes from today’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting.

Pimlico will play host to just 12 days of live racing in 2017, plus other news and notes from today’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting.

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Winter Mixed Sale, coming in January in Timonium, has 37 percent more entries than last year’s edition.

Jockey Brandon Whitacre is looking at three months on the sidelines after a bad spill that knocked him unconscious for 10 minutes and left him with several other injuries.

Jockey Jose Montano earned the 1,000th win of his short career last night at Charles Town.

Juveniles Generous Jack and Blackjack Buster won maiden allowances today at Laurel Park, the former at first asking.

The ARCI will alter its recommended multiple medication violation points system and strengthen its out-of-competition testing rule.

More than 230 trainers have submitted entries to the 2017 Thoroughbred Makeover so far, with three mid-Atlantic states among the top six by entries.

A gallery of photos from last Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Champions Day at Laurel Park.

Hear the Chatter, the longest shot in a six-horse field, posted a dominant win in Charles Town’s featured allowance contest last night.

The ARCI, representing state racing commissioners, will begin measuring compliance of states with its recommended uniform medication program and of stewards with recommended penalties.

Michael Algeo and Konrad Wayson join the Maryland Racing Commission with vastly different types of experience — but both suspect the future of Pimlico will pose their first big test.

Parx Racing, which slashed live racing days from 210 to 153 in 2016, will add 17 back next year to reach 170.
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