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Call Another Play
20
Apr
  • Call Another Play
  • Larry Johnson
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael Trombetta
  • Weber City Miss S.

Call Another Play rallies to Weber City Miss triumph

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

Call Another Play rallied impressively to her third consecutive victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss at Laurel Park, co-feature of five stakes.

Copper Tax
19
Apr
  • Dahlia S.
  • Federico Tesio S.
  • Henry S. Clark Stakes
  • King T. Leatherbury S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Weber City Miss S.

Despite EHV, Laurel Park expecting stakes to hold together

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

A case of equine herpesvirus has a Laurel Park barn under quarantine and led to fears about Saturday’s stakes card – but early returns are promising.

Muad'dib
19
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • Confucius Say S.
  • Muad'dib
  • No Change
  • Social Chic
  • West Virginia horse racing

Muad’dib heads rugged Confucius Say field

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

Coastal Mission won’t be in Saturday’s Confucius Say at Charles Town Races, but just about every other major local older horse, including Muad’dib, will be.

Intrepid Dream
13
Apr
  • Ain't Da Beer Cold
  • Gary Capuano
  • Heavenly Cause S.
  • Intrepid Dream
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Ken Cox
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Native Dancer S.

Intrepid Dream powers to fifth straight in Heavenly Cause

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

Intrepid Dream won her first stake and fifth straight race over three years, and jockey Jevian Toledo won two stakes at Laurel Park Saturday.

Maggie's Girl
12
Apr
  • Azzurra
  • Charles Town Races
  • Maggie's Girl
  • Moonlit Shadow
  • Original Gold S.
  • The Sky Is Falling
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: Maggie’s Girl favored in Original Gold

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

In search of her first stakes win, Maggie’s Girl heads a field of 10 slated to contest the Original Gold Stakes for WV-breds Saturday at Charles Town.

It's Sizzling Time
12
Apr
  • Frank Whiteley Jr. S.
  • Gary Capuano
  • Graham Motion
  • Heavenly Cause S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Native Dancer S.
  • Primonetta S.
  • Trevor McCarthy
  • Valrie Smith

Laurel Park stakes storylines to follow

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

There are four Laurel Park stakes on Saturday, all for older runners. Here are some of the storylines we’ll be keeping an eye on.

Nyquist
08
Apr
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus

Pimlico Plus bill gets General Assembly OK

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

The Maryland General Assembly gave legislative signoff to the PImlico Plus bill in a busy last day of the session, sending it to Gov. Wes Moore.

Justify Good Magic
08
Apr
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Sen. Bill Ferguson
  • Sen. Guy Guzzone
  • Sen. JB Jennings

“Hot potato” Pimlico Plus bill moving towards passage

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

An amended version of the Pimlico Plus legislation began a sprint to the finish line, passing quickly through the Senate en route to House consideration.

Edgar Prado
05
Apr
  • Eric Luedtke
  • Greg Cross
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Racing and Community Development Act

Senate panel raises Pimlico Plus bill questions

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

With just three days until the end of the legislative session, a Senate committee took its first hard look at the PImlico Plus bill and had many questions.

Pimlico
03
Apr
  • Alan Foreman
  • Bobby Lillis
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Tammy Lafferty

Maryland Racing Commissioners seek “more active role”

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

Amid an important legislative session in which the Maryland Racing Commission has been sidelined, some Commissioners’ frustration boiled over Tuesday.

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