Recent injuries at Laurel Park stem from issues with the racing surface, Maryland horsemen say — a position the track owner seems not to share.
Two Thursday horse injuries, one fatal, and the Maryland Racing Commission’s intervention led to a supension of racing at Laurel Park.
A wide-open race on paper was anything but on the track, as Lucylou Who dominated the Original Gold Stakes at Charles Town Races.
Patience proved to be the key for young trainer Phil Capuano, who got his first stakes win Saturday, and veteran rider Feargal Lynch, who took the Tesio.
Today’s Federico Tesio Stakes is a “win and in” for the Preakness. Here are the best Tesio winners, rated by their Preakness finishes.
A bill passed late in the legislative session creates a racetrack operating authority that advocates hope is the framework for Maryland racing’s future.
Laurel Park has canceled its Saturday card, which will be brought back in its entirety, after horsemen’s concerns bubbled over.
The Maryland Jockey Club will offer a future wager on the Preakness Stakes after receiving approval Tuesday from the state Racing Commission.
A flurry of dueling press releases heralded the onset Monday of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) new drug rules.
Jockey-turned trainer Josue Arce earned his first career stakes win with Breezy Gust while Carlos Mancilla’s Mavilus upset the Not for Love.