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Roja
25
May
  • Graham Motion
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Roja

“What she wants”: Roja rolls in first turf try

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 28
  • 3 min read

Roja ran pretty well on the dirt. But her pedigree — and jockey Irad Ortiz — said turf was what she really wanted. They were right.

Hip 368
20
May
  • Fasig-Tipton
  • Fasig-Tipton 2 year-olds in training sale
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale tops $44 million, sets record

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 23
  • 3 min read

With four seven-figure horses, Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-old sale overcame difficult headwinds to set a record.

Journalism
17
May
  • Journalism
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael McCarthy
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Umberto Rispoli

Journalism writes a comeback story in Preakness

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 15
  • 4 min read

Journalism, seemingly hopelessly beaten in mid-stretch, regrouped, rallied and ran down Gosger late to win one final Preakness thriller at Pimlico.

Bosserati
16
May
  • Awesome Aaron
  • Bosserati
  • Brittany Russell
  • John Velazquez
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Special
  • The Very One S.

One last time, it’s always something at Pimlico

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 16
  • 4 min read

Maybe it was inevitable. Maybe there had to be, you know, something unusual to happen this weekend at Pimlico. Given the history and all.

Pay Billy
16
May
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael Gorham
  • Nate Nelson
  • Pay Billy
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness

Preakness: Pay Billy could pay off in a big way

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 18
  • 5 min read

Nearly three dozen Minnesotans will head to Pimlico Saturday to cheer on Minnesota-owned Pay Billy, his owners’ first horse.

Journalism
12
May
  • Clever Again
  • Journalism
  • Mark Casse
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael McCarthy
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • River Thames
  • Sandman
  • Scott Blasi
  • Todd Pletcher

Journalism installed as Preakness favorite

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 17
  • 3 min read

Journalism, beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby, has been installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes.

Benny Havens
10
May
  • Benny Havens
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • TJ Aguirre

“Never give up” Benny Havens takes Pimlico feature

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 23
  • 4 min read

Eight-year-old Benny Havens snapped a 39-race losing streak to win Pimlico’s allowance feature Saturday.

Nyquist
09
May
  • Greg Cross
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority

New Maryland Jockey Club board named

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 20
  • 2 min read

The board of directors that will govern the new Maryland Jockey Club was chosen by the Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority Friday.

Mage Pimlico
08
May
  • Brooke Lierman
  • Dereck Davis
  • Gov. Wes Moore
  • Maryland Board of Public Works
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus

Public Works Board approves Pimlico Plus expenditures

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 20
  • 4 min read

Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved nearly $19 million in expenditures to advance the Pimlico Plus plan – but not without trepidation.

Romeo
04
May
  • Gina Robb
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Joe Lloyd (Lucky 7 Stables)
  • Laurel Park
  • Lionel
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Romeo

A tale of two maidens for Romeo, Lionel

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 20
  • 3 min read

One of ‘em sold for a song. The other cost $875,000. This weekend at Laurel Park, though, both Romeo and Lionel debuted in notable fashion

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