Preakness season arrives – with a police escort
Sirens blared and the police motorcycles thundered through Baltimore. Just your average, everyday police escort — for horses bound for the Preakness.
Sirens blared and the police motorcycles thundered through Baltimore. Just your average, everyday police escort — for horses bound for the Preakness.
Maryland Thoroughbred interests haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, but they’re working together this year to support Anthony Brown’s gubernatorial campaign.
Rick Porter is a wealthy owner who is livid that he can’t have free tickets to the Kentucky Oaks. Why do so many people seem to share his anger?
Ashado’s selection to the Hall of Fame and his fifth Geisha Stakes win, Saturday with Celtic Katie, both led trainer Chris Grove to think about Silmaril.
Bobby Abbo, whose tiny racing stable enjoyed outsized success, most recently with veteran sprinter Immortal Eyes, passed away on Sunday.
The Maryland Racing Commission today signaled it would expand its void claim rule to include horses vanned off, likely in time for the fall meet.
Fred Tallarico worked as a Pimlico usher for 59 Preaknesses. This past Sunday at Pimlico was “Fred’s Day at the Races,” in the latest “Unsung Racing.”
Trainer King Leatherbury thinks he takes too much for granted. His focus Saturday was on appreciating the remarkable Ben’s Cat, who won his fifth Mister Diz.
The Maryland Racing Commission today tweaked the rules regarding apprentice jockey weight allowances, but the Jockeys’ Guild was still dissatisfied.
The rapidly improving Steady N Love turned the tables on two horses she’d previously lost to and won the Caesar’s Wish at Laurel Park.