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Former KY Sen. Damon Thayer to keynote HBPA conference
Damon Thayer — who championed racing during his tenure in the Kentucky General Assembly — will be the keynote speaker at the National HBPA Conference
Rodney Jenkins celebration to be Jan. 14
A celebration of trainer Rodney Jenkins’ life, postponed because of the weather, will take place Jan. 14 at Laurel Park.
Maryland tracks to see purse reduction in 2024
Overnight purses at Maryland’s “mile tracks,” Laurel Park and Pimlico, will decline by about nine percent in 2024, down from this year’s all-time high.
HISA to offer pro bono legal assistance
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) will offer qualifying people facing sanctions pro bono legal assistance.
For Colonial Downs, more of the same sounds good
The Virginia Racing Commission this week approved a 2024 Colonial Downs schedule that looks like 2023 – but it’s what may come next that’s most interesting.
Jockey Health Day held at Delaware Park
The Delaware Jockeys’ Health and Welfare Fund hosted a day dedicated to bolstering the health of its jockey colony.
Pimlico Pick 6 solved, payout over $479k
One and only one bettor solved PImlico’s Jackpot Pick 6 Thursday, leading to a payout of $479,801 after it carried through Preakness weekend.
Fasig-Tipton: How the Midlantic-breds did
How’d the Midlantic-breds do at the recently completed Fasig-Tipton 2-year-olds sale? We’ve got the answer.
Preakness attendance half of pre-pandemic levels. Why?
Attendance at Saturday’s Preakness was about half of what it had been before the pandemic. Why? Teresa Genaro asked some who came and some who didn’t.
$3.55 million horse drives record Fasig-Tipton sale
The most expensive horse ever sold in Maryland helped power the most successful auction held in Maryland, as the Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale topped $37 million.
Girvin filly tops day at Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale
A filly by first-crop sire Girvin brought a bid of $725,000 to pace the first day’s action at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2yo sale.
Colonial Downs announces 2021 slate
Colonial Downs will shift to an earlier post time for its 2021 schedule, which kicks off July 19 and runs through September 1.
First defendant sentenced in Servis-Navarro case
Scott Robinson became the first defendant sentenced in the Navarro-Servis doping case, incurring an 18-month prison sentence and forfeiting $3.8 million.
Laurel Park cancels March 12 card
With a case of equine herpesvirus leading to a quarantine on four barns, Laurel Park has canceled its March 12 racing card.
EHV-1 places 4 Laurel Park barns under quarantine
A case of equine herpesvirus on the Laurel Park backside has put four barns on semi-lockdown and caused a prohibition on leaving the grounds.
The week in social media: March 5
Maryland’s top performers honored, Derby day attendance, and jockeys behaving badly, in the week in social media.
Md Stadium Authority awards Pimlico project design contract
The project to redevelop the racing facilities at Laurel Park and Pimlico took a step forward with the awarding of a contract for the project’s design phase.
Laurel Park to offer seven April stakes
Laurel Park will host seven stakes races, including an automatic Preakness qualifier, April 17 to highlight its brief spring meet.
Remembrance: Pajeen Delp
A remembrance of Pajeen Delp, daughter of Hall of Fame trainer Bud Delp and a horsewoman in her own right, who passed away unexpectedly.
Knicks Go named Md-bred Horse of the Year
Knicks Go earns honors as the Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, part of the state Thoroughbred industry’s Renaissance Awards.
