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Whocouldaskformo
13
Jul
  • Greater Baltimore Committee
  • Mark Anthony Thomas
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness

Thomas: “Homegrown” Preakness a “winning strategy”

  • Guest Author / 2 months
  • 0
  • 9 min read

In an interview, Greater Baltimore Committee CEO Mark Anthony Thomas calls making the Preakness a “homegrown” event a “winning strategy.”

Argyle
10
Jul
  • Argyle
  • history
  • Maryland breeding
  • Maryland horse racing

Argyle and Thoroughbred racing in the 1830s

  • Guest Author / 1 year
  • 32
  • 12 min read

Connected to Supreme Court justices and governors, the Maryland-bred Argyle became one of the best horses of the 1830s. His story.

02
Apr
  • condition book
  • Maryland horse racing

Op-ed: Time to modernize the condition book

  • Guest Author / 1 year
  • 14
  • 4 min read

Modernizing the condition book with 21st-century technology could be a cause that unites horsemen and management — and is long overdue.

29
Jan
  • 1st Racing
  • decoupling
  • Eric Hamelback
  • Gulfstream Park
  • Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA)

Hamelback: Industry must speak out against decoupling

  • Guest Author / 2 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The horseracing industry must oppose a Florida “decoupling” proposal to sever the racing-gaming connection, says HBPA chief Eric Hamelback.

Post Boy
28
Oct
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Post Boy

The story of Post Boy, the great Maryland horse

  • Guest Author / 2 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

In the nation’s early days, horse racing was its only organized sport, and one of its biggest stars was Post Boy, called “the great Maryland horse.”

Pimlico
31
Aug
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico

Pimlico: Safe haven, keeper of memories, home

  • Guest Author / 2 years
  • 1
  • 4 min read

In this guest column, exercise rider and former jockey Emily Fewster reflects on the last days of the current version of Pimlico, her racing home.

Sam Robinson
14
Mar
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico

Agreement struck on donation of Pimlico to state

  • Guest Author / 2 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

The Stronach Group has reached an agreement to donate the Pimlico property to Maryland, clearing the way for the “Pimlico Plus” plan.

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07
Mar
  • George Arnold
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • Lisa Lazarus
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

Arnold: HISA a “dictatorship” lacking common sense

  • Guest Author / 2 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is a “dictatorship” lacking fairness and common sense, trainer Rusty Arnold says in this op-ed.

HISA logo
12
Oct
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • North American Association of Racetrack Veterinarians (NAARV)
  • Rick Fischer

Fischer: “Flawed” HISA must be replaced

  • Guest Author / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) is fatally flawed and must be replaced, says Rich Fischer of the North American Association of Racetrack Veterinarians.

Affirmed-Alydar
15
May
  • Lauren Heathcote Amberman
  • Preakness

Photo Essay: Preaknesses past

  • Guest Author / 3 years
  • 3
  • 7 min read

Former longtime racetracker Lauren Heathcote Amberman attended plenty of Preaknesses over the years. Here are some of her favorite photos of them.

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