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Colonial Downs sets summer meeting for 2019
The Maryland Jockey Club stakes schedule, through Maryland Million day 2019, features 65 stakes, 13 graded, at Laurel and Pimlico.
Jocks Hiraldo, Rodriguez sentenced on drug charges
Charles Town-based Jockeys Christian Hiraldo and Guillermo Rodriguez were sentenced recently on cocaine possession charges.
Maryland Jockey Club unveils 2019 stakes slate
The Maryland Jockey Club stakes schedule, through Maryland Million day 2019, features 65 stakes, 13 graded, at Laurel and Pimlico.
From Pimlico to Palio, study envisions transformed Old Hilltop
The Maryland Stadium Authority’s Pimlico study envisions a track transformed in radical and surprising ways.
WV Racing Commission approves Charles Town stakes schedule
The West Virginia Racing Commission Thursday approved Charles Town’s 2019 stakes schedule — despite some of the same misgivings it had when it delayed approval last year.
Maryland Stadium Authority: $424 million to demolish, rebuild Pimlico
The second phase of the Maryland Stadium Authority says it will cost $424 million to demolish and rebuild Pimlico to make it viable as a long-term Preakness home.
Jockeys’ Guild elects new board members
At its annual meeting earlier this week, the Jockeys’ Guild elected new board members and officers, as well as conducting other business.
Hammond, Burnham added to Racing Hall of Fame Media Roll of Honor
Broadcaster Tom Hammond and the late cinematographer Joe Burnham have been selected to the National Museum of Racing’s Media Roll of Honor.
Fasig-Tipton Mixed: Top line numbers dip, but with key bright spots
The top line numbers for Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale lagged last year’s, but a new regional sire made a splash.
Fasig-Tipton Mixed: Three things to watch for
Picking apart the trends, here are three things to watch for in today’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Mixed Sale.
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed: Some hips to watch
Our correspondent identifies some hips she’ll be watching at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale December 4.
Md-bred maiden claiming waiver mothballed
In the interests of fuller fields, the Maryland-bred waiver in $40,000 maiden claiming races has been axed for the winter.
List of graded stakes includes 42 Midlantic races
The latest list of graded stakes includes 42 in the Mid-Atlantic, among them five Grade 1 races and eight Grade 2 events.
Give a gift, get a gift at Laurel Park
Fans will receive a gift Saturday at Laurel Park if they give a gift or donation to benefit the Maryland Horsemen’s Assistance Fund.
Fasig-Tipton 2018 Mixed Sale: By the numbers
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale will take place December 4, and we’ve crunched the numbers.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to award over $3 million in grants
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will grant more than $3 million to accredited aftercare organizations around the country, including almost a dozen in the Mid-Atlantic.
Fasig-Tipton adds 63 to December mixed sale
The 63 additions to December’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale include more than 50 horses of racing age.
How is sports betting going at Delaware Park?
While early returns on from horsemen and racetrack execs at Delaware Park are positive, sports wagering’s long-term impacts on racing itself are unclear and some horseplayers are fretful.
Mandatory payouts spice up Penn National holiday program
The Thanksgiving Eve program at Penn National will feature mandatory payouts of two carried over wagers — as well as three stakes, topped by the $200,000 Fabulous Strike.
Maryland Jockey Club to seek to add days, modify stakes schedule
The Maryland Jockey Club is expected to seek 180 days of live racing at its facilities in 2019 — up from 171 this year — and to make some tweaks to its stakes schedule.
