
Maryland Racing Commission punts jockey weight issue for another month
Unable to reach consensus on the issue of apprentice jockey weight allowances, the Maryland Racing Commission took its own advice today and punted — for a month.

Unable to reach consensus on the issue of apprentice jockey weight allowances, the Maryland Racing Commission took its own advice today and punted — for a month.

The Maryland Jockey Club today unveiled the 2014 spring Pimlico stakes schedule.

After Dance to Bristol was honored as top Maryland-based horse, her rider, Xavier Perez snapped a long slump — aboard a horse, Bandbox, with an even longer slump.

From a Maryland Jockey Club release Hillwood Stable LLC’s Bandbox circled a wall of horses and won for the first time in nearly three years,

Ilikecandy took the bulk of the wagering money and proved the bettors prescient, cruising to a seven-length win in the Maryland Racing Media Stakes.

More than 200 stallions from a dozen states figure to make the Virginia Thoroughbred Association’s stallion season auction a compelling one.

A special Monday edition of On Tap, focusing on three stakes in the next two days.

Today in Racing History, Zippy Chippy lost his fourteenth consecutive race. Who knew that he’d go on to lose 86 more?
A horse at Parx Racing has tested positive for equine herpesvirus, according to the track’s Twitter account, leading to another quarantine.

Our weekly On Tap features the region’s best racing for the weekend to come.

The busiest claiming week of 2014 saw a new leader, in our Claimbox report.

Our occasional racing history features takes a different tack today: the story of the day the jocks allegedly fixed a race.
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