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Shamrock Farm sign
21
Jan
  • Gary McGuigan
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Shamrock Farm

Big dollars, small fish torpedo Shamrock training center

  • Frank Vespe / 3 weeks
  • 5
  • 3 min read

With Shamrock Farm likely to run well over budget and facing a daunting environmental challenge, the Maryland Stadium Authority turned to Laurel.

HISA logo
13
Jan
  • Dr. Adam Lockard
  • Dr. Nick Meittinis
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Veterinary Group

Two Maryland vets hit with HISA provisional suspensions

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 2
  • 3 min read

In imposing provisional suspensions, HISA alleges that Maryland Vet Group vets have been dispensing medications with banned substances.

Lute Warm
14
Nov
  • Brittany Russell
  • Laurel Park
  • Lute Warm
  • Maryland horse racing

LRL: Long layoff, no problem for Lute Warm

  • Frank Vespe / 3 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Lute Warm, off since last December, made a triumphant return to action by taking Laurel Park’s Friday feature decisively.

Pimlico
21
Oct
  • Del. Vanessa Atterbeary
  • Greg Cross
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Office of Legislative Audits
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Sen. Bill Ferguson

Legislative audit rips MTROA operations

  • Frank Vespe / 4 months
  • 0
  • 6 min read

A new audity report has ripped the Md. Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority for significant weaknesses in its oversight of public dollars.

04
Jan
  • handle
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Handle slumps in December as 2024 lags prior year

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 0
  • 2 min read

US wagering handle on Thoroughbred races plummeted 14% in December, as the industry suffered through another down year.

Seize the Grey
03
Jan
  • Clubman
  • D. Wayne Lukas
  • Galerio
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Michael Gorham
  • Mike Hopkins
  • Pimlico
  • Post Time
  • Rodney Jenkins
  • Stronach Group

Maryland: 8 stories that mattered in 2024

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 0
  • 8 min read

It was a tumultuous, consequential year for the Maryland Thoroughbred industry. Here are eight stories that mattered in the year that was.

Fille d'Esprit
20
Oct
  • Bandits Heart
  • Fille d'Esprit
  • Jerry Robb
  • Laurel Park
  • Malibu Beauty
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Maryland Million Distaff

MD Million: Fille d’Esprit looking for more in Distaff

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 5
  • 4 min read

Fille d’Esprit, a onetime $10,000 claim, figures to go off as one of the shortest-priced horses of Maryland Million Saturday in the Distaff.

Sleepy Eyes Todd
16
Sep
  • Charles Town Races
  • handicapping
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town picks and horses to watch: September 16

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 8
  • 2 min read

We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!

Witty
02
Jun
  • Chuck Lawrence
  • McLane Hendriks
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Witty
  • Wow Whata Summer

Penn Mile: Hoping for a godfather-godson exacta box

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

Trainers Chuck Lawrence and McLane Hendriks – godfather and godson- are hoping to compromise the Penn Mile exacta with Wow Whata Summer and Witty.

Sleepy Eyes Todd
06
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • handicapping
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town picks and horses to watch: May 6

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 4
  • 2 min read

We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!

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