Dueling pieces of legislation – and a pair of accusatory letters – have meant the gloves are off regarding the future of Pimlico.
Two trainers and two jocks had big weeks with maidens during the past week.
For Barbara Jo Rubin, the first woman to win a US race, it was always about the horses – and never about the history she made.
Enchanted Ghost took ’em all the way to win the $100,000 Maryland Racing Media Stakes Monday at Laurel Park. Photo by Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club.
Mid-career purchase Alwaysmining notched his fourth straight win in a facile Miracle Wood score, setting him up for bigger game soon.
Three runners trained by Louis Linder, Jr. broke their maidens this past week to lead all trainers.
At Laurel Park today, Lordhavemercy graduated while lighting up the toteboard, and Victor Carrasco escaped what would have been an unusual injury.
Legislation to figure out how to pay for a new Pimlico has been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly.
Mid-Atlantic claiming activity rose sharply in January versus the prior year, in our Claimbox report.
The Maryland racing industry is making strides, reps told the state Senate Budget Committee today, but more remains to be done.