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Pay Billy
16
May
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael Gorham
  • Nate Nelson
  • Pay Billy
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness

Preakness: Pay Billy could pay off in a big way

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 18
  • 5 min read

Nearly three dozen Minnesotans will head to Pimlico Saturday to cheer on Minnesota-owned Pay Billy, his owners’ first horse.

Journalism
12
May
  • Clever Again
  • Journalism
  • Mark Casse
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael McCarthy
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • River Thames
  • Sandman
  • Scott Blasi
  • Todd Pletcher

Journalism installed as Preakness favorite

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 17
  • 3 min read

Journalism, beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby, has been installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes.

Benny Havens
10
May
  • Benny Havens
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • TJ Aguirre

“Never give up” Benny Havens takes Pimlico feature

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 23
  • 4 min read

Eight-year-old Benny Havens snapped a 39-race losing streak to win Pimlico’s allowance feature Saturday.

Nyquist
09
May
  • Greg Cross
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority

New Maryland Jockey Club board named

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 20
  • 2 min read

The board of directors that will govern the new Maryland Jockey Club was chosen by the Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority Friday.

Mage Pimlico
08
May
  • Brooke Lierman
  • Dereck Davis
  • Gov. Wes Moore
  • Maryland Board of Public Works
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus

Public Works Board approves Pimlico Plus expenditures

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 20
  • 4 min read

Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved nearly $19 million in expenditures to advance the Pimlico Plus plan – but not without trepidation.

Romeo
04
May
  • Gina Robb
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Joe Lloyd (Lucky 7 Stables)
  • Laurel Park
  • Lionel
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Romeo

A tale of two maidens for Romeo, Lionel

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 20
  • 3 min read

One of ‘em sold for a song. The other cost $875,000. This weekend at Laurel Park, though, both Romeo and Lionel debuted in notable fashion

Post Time
03
May
  • Brittany Russell
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Post Time

Post Time overwhelms rivals in return

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 17
  • 4 min read

Maryland-bred star Post Time donned blinkers for the first time and laid waste to a Laurel Park allowance field in his 2025 debut.

Alani
27
Apr
  • Alani
  • frankie pennington
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel: Alani dominates in allowance feature

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 26
  • 4 min read

Alani, claimed in December, won for the third time in four starts since, dominating a salty allowance/optional claimer at Laurel Park.

Haileysfirstnotion
26
Apr
  • Gary Capuano
  • Haileysfirstnotion
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel: Haileysfirstnotion sharp in feature score

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 17
  • 3 min read

Haileysfirstnotion overcame a slow start to dominate a second-level allowance that was Laurel’s Saturday feature.

Edgar Prado
25
Apr
  • Alan Foreman
  • Charles Tildon
  • Greg Cross
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Tom Sadowski

Frustrations laid bare at MTROA meeting

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 17
  • 4 min read

In its first public meeting since the state legislature voted for its demise, members of Maryland’s MTROA sparred as frustrations were laid bare.

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