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17
Dec
  • Bill Knauf
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Pimlico

Bill Knauf: “The tools are here”

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 5
  • 7 min read

The new nonprofit Maryland track operator has its work cut out for it, but head Bill Knauf said he believes all the tools are in place for it to succeed.

Galerio
12
Dec
  • Bird Mobberley
  • Brett Brinkman
  • Galerio
  • Maryland horse racing

“He made dreams come true”: Galerio gets a soft landing

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

Galerio won a stake and nearly $700,000, but it took some work, and the kindness of strangers, to get him the retirement he earned.

Sunday Diaz Jr.
11
Dec
  • Charles Town Races
  • King Kontie
  • Muad'dib
  • Pork Chop Pete
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • What'shername

Charles Town to kick off final 2024 racing week

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Charles Town’s final week of racing for 2024 kicks off with a nine-race card Wednesday and continues through Saturday. Here’s what to watch for.

09
Dec
  • Marc Broady
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Mike Hopkins

MTROA expects quick resolution to license transfer issue

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission tapped the brakes on the switch from private racetrack ownership to a nonprofit, but the MTROA expects a quick resolution.

Tony Eclipse
07
Dec
  • Caprice
  • Jaime Rodriguez
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Juvenile Championship
  • Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship
  • Safe Trust
  • Tony Eclipse

What we learned on Maryland Juvenile Stakes day

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Here’s what we learned at Laurel Park for Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile and Maryland Juvenile Filly Stakes.

06
Dec
  • Breeders' Cup
  • handle
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

US wagering handle up slightly in November

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

With more days of live racing and solid Breeders’ Cup results, US wagering handle was up slightly in November versus the prior year.

National Law Paco Lopez
05
Dec
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • Jessica Paquette
  • Jorge Duarte
  • Lisa Lazarus
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Mike Repole
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Paco Lopez hit with “indefinite” suspension

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 1
  • 4 min read

Paco Lopez will sit out an “indefinite” suspension following an incident at Parx Racing in which he struck his mount in the face with his whip.

Laurel Park
04
Dec
  • David Richardson
  • Gary Capuano
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Mike Rogers
  • track surface

“Gun-shy” horsemen sound off on Laurel Park track surface

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 1
  • 4 min read

The final Maryland Racing Commission meeting of the 1/ST era of racing included discussion, once again, of the condition of the Laurel Park main track.

Post Time
04
Dec
  • Aqueduct
  • Book'em Danno
  • Brittany Russell
  • Cigar Mile
  • Coastal Mission
  • Jeff Runco
  • Jerry Robb
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Post Time
  • Remsen S.
  • Repo Rocks
  • Studlydoright

Post Time heads strong Midlantic Cigar Mile day group

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Post Time is among four Midlantic-breds in Saturday’s Grade 2 Cigar Mile at the Big A, while two others are in the Remsen.

Icona Mama
02
Dec
  • Chocolate Town Sprint S.
  • Crab Daddy
  • Icona Mama
  • Let's Give Thanks S.
  • Parx Racing
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes
  • Shamrock Rose S.
  • Spikezone
  • Stassi
  • Susquehanna Valley S.
  • Tudox Opportunity

What we learned in last weeks Parx, Penn National stakes

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Parx Racing and Penn National hosted several Thanksgiving eve stakes, including a pair of 2yo PA-breds. Here’s what we learned.

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