Unsung: Local folks who help keep Maryland racing
by Teresa Genaro No shortage of racing memories have been made at the track they call Old Hilltop. That hill-
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Unsung: Assistant Preakness starter aims to comfort skittish horses
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Special Specials: Marking 3 famed runnings of Pimlico’s greatest handicap race
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No Excuses Needed for pre-Preakness Alibi Breakfast
At the pre-Preakness Alibi Breakfast, laughs, lox, and Black-Eyed Susans flow freely. And maybe an alibi or two.-
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“Trying harder” to fill Preakness weekend stakes
With more than a dozen stakes during Preakness weekend, Maryland Jockey Club stakes coordinator Coley Blind and his crew have-
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Hall of Fame horses and us
One participant in Saturday's Md. Hall of Fame induction said he'd have done anything for the horse inducted. Frank Vespe-
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Back to the Winners’ Circle for this retired Thoroughbred
Plenty of good racing news doesn't make it into the public eye. But one group in Maryland is doing what-
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Orb’s “Maryland story” a tale of validation
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Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Inductees: Cigar and Elkridge
Cigar and Elkridge are this evening's featured inductees into the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame.-
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