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Wagering handle up slightly in May
Wagering handle rose slightly in May versus May 2024, though for the year to date it continues to trail last year.

Fair Hill to get new Tapeta surface
Maryland’s Fair Hill Training Center will replace its 7-furlong Tapeta Footings track this summer, with the company’s newest iteration, Tapeta 13.

For Carol Cedeno, this diamond sparkled
It wasn’t a Preakness win, but jockey Carol Cedeno made her own bit of history when she won the last race contested at this version of Pimlico.

Laurel Park: Latest jockey and trainer stats
Which Laurel Park jockeys and trainers are having a good meet? Who’s doing better than you’d think? Or heating up now? Answers within.

Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 5, 2025
Racing returns to Delaware Park, and we return with Delaware Park picks and analysis for the track’s 88th racing season.

Charles Town: Latest jockey and trainer stats
Which Charles Town jockeys and trainers are having a good meet? Who’s doing better than you’d think? Or heating up now? Answers within.

“Knuckleheads” enjoying the ride with Irish Maxima
For the lifelong friends who are Irish Three Racing, Irish Maxima, entered in the G2 Bed o’ Roses, is taking them on a ride they never imagined.

Delaware Park picks and analysis: June 4, 2025
Racing returns to Delaware Park, and we return with Delaware Park picks and analysis for the track’s 88th racing season.

The man who put the Hi Ho in Pimlico
Nearly 50 years ago, an ad agency approached Steve Karmen to write a jingle for Pimlico. Legions of racing fans still say, “Hi ho, Pimlico!”

Mindframe to the top in latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll
In the second Top Midlantic-bred Poll of 2025, Maryland-bred Mindframe took over among older horses, while Simply Joking (PA) is the top soph.