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May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • handle
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town sets monthly per-race handle mark

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Charles Town in April recorded the highest per-race wagering in its 84-year history.

01
May
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Sheldon Russell

Sheldon Russell gets back to the winner’s circle

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Jockey Sheldon Russell, back riding after missing seven months with an injury, earned his first win back on Saturday.

30
Apr
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Rodney Jenkins
  • Shimmering Aspen

After romp, Shimmering Aspen may try stakes company

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Shimmering Aspen dazzled in an easy allowance victory Saturday at Laurel Park. Next up: possibly graded stakes company on Preakness weekend.

Good Night Shirt
28
Apr
  • Deputed Testamony
  • Good Night Shirt
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame

Good Night Shirt, Deputed Testamony newest Maryland Hall of Famers

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

The Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame’s fifth class includes Good Night Shirt and Preakness winner Deputed Testamony.

Frutkoff
27
Apr
  • Exaggerator
  • Jerry Frutkoff Preakness Photography Award
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness

Carr’s Exaggerator photo wins Frutkoff Award

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

A photo by Rob Carr of Exaggerator in the homestretch of the Preakness has won the Jerry Frutkoff Preakness Photograph Award.

27
Apr
  • John Salzman
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel to hold first 2017 baby race Saturday

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The first two-year-old race of 2017 in Maryland will take place Saturday as the first race on Laurel Park’s card.

26
Apr
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund

Laurel Park among tracks participating in PDJF Derby day fundraiser

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Laurel Park will be one of two dozen racetracks participating in a Derby day fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF).

Mike Hopkins
26
Apr
  • ARCI
  • Dr. Dionne Benson
  • Ed Martin
  • Maryland horse racing
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Mike Hopkins

Hopkins, RMTC receive ARCI awards

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Mike Hopkins of the Maryland Racing Commission and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium were honored by the Association of Racing Commissioners International.

Ponies and Pints
25
Apr
  • Virginia horse racing

Virginia wagering rises in first quarter

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Virginia wagering rose in the first quarter, with ADW providers showing solid growth and the two new off-track betting ramping up.

Kevin Gomez
22
Apr
  • Absatootly
  • Kevin Gomez
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Primonetta S.

First stakes win for Kevin Gomez? Absatootly!

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Kevin Gomez earned his first career stakes win in today’s Primonetta at Laurel Park aboard Absatootly.

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