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26
Nov
  • Bruce Quade
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Sal Sinatra
  • Tom Chuckas

Maryland racing task force to have broad scope

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission’s new task force to scope out the industry’s place in a changing landscape will have a broad mission, Chair Bruce Quade said.

17
Nov
  • D. Wayne Lukas
  • De Francis Dash
  • Joe De Francis
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Zee Bros

No Lukas, but plenty to smile about in De Francis Dash winner’s circle

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The man whom the De Francis Dash honors would have enjoyed Saturday’s edition, says his son — especially with a $60 winner.

03
Nov
  • Bayern
  • Breeders' Cup
  • Moreno
  • Shared Belief

Stewards: What happens at the gate stays at the gate

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 4
  • 3 min read

Following a Breeders’ Cup Classic in which winner Bayern interfered with rivals out of the gate, the stewards explained: What happens at the gate stays at the gate.

29
Oct
  • Colonial Downs
  • International Gold Cup
  • Virginia horse racing

QuickTake: Colonial Downs, Gold Cup, and the future of racing

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 4
  • 3 min read

The crowd at Colonial Downs’s closing weekend was thin, while 40,000 attended the Gold Cup jump racing. What’s the lesson there?

01
Oct
  • Bill Reightler
  • Cricket Goodall
  • David Hayden
  • Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale
  • Maryland Horse Breeders Association
  • Maryland horse racing

Reality — and perception — bolster Maryland-breds

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

The reality of new programs to bolster Maryland-breds — and the perception of those programs — had a big impact at Monday’s yearling sale.

30
Sep
  • Bruce Alexander
  • Dreamsgonewild
  • Laurel Dash
  • Laurel Park
  • Laurel Turf Cup
  • Lilli Kurtinecz
  • Manchurian High
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel stakes wins boost two small barns

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Two barns with a combined total of three wins in 2014 came up big in Laurel stakes Saturday, which left trainers Lilli Kurtinecz and Bruce Alexander beaming.

16
Sep
  • Bruce Quade
  • Ernest Greco
  • Louis Ulman
  • Mary Louise Preis
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission

Maryland Racing Commission to support continued slots revenue

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

With a report to the Legislature due December 1, the Maryland Racing Commission made clear today that it will endorse continued slots funding for horse racing.

08
Sep
  • All Brandy S.
  • Brooke Bowman
  • Dylan Smith
  • Japan Racing Association S.
  • Julian Pimentel
  • Laurel Park
  • Legendary
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Niall Saville
  • Sheldon Russell
  • Vielsalm

First stake wins “special” for trainers Dylan Smith, Niall Saville

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Trainers Dylan Smith and Niall Saville saddled their first stakes winners Saturday at Laurel Park, an achievement that left one breathless and the other chatty.

05
Sep
  • Georganne Hale
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club

Georganne Hale and her Laurel team, ready to race

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

Laurel Park Director of racing Georganne Hale and her team are more than ready to get back to racing. It’s our Laurel fall meet preview.

19
Aug
  • Arlington Million
  • Bayern
  • Racing Medication and Testing Consortium
  • Sword Dancer S.
  • The Jockey Club

What’s that again?

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

A trifecta’s worth of musings: the Arlington Million and the Sword Dancer, tweeting horses, and medication reforms.

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