Maryland
Jockey Angel Cruz earns 1,000th win
With his third win in two days, jockey Angel Cruz reached the 1,000-win milestone Sunday at Laurel Park.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: September 8, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: September 7, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Wrapping up Timonium 2024
The 2024 Timonium meet did its thing, arriving and departing almost before we realized it. Here’s a recap.
Timonium picks and ponderings: September 2, 2024
Racing returns to Timonium for its 2024 stand, and John Piassek is here with Timonium picks and analysis for every race every day.
Rogers: Pimlico “a valuable part” of Md. Jockey Club
With Pimlico having closed August 31, Maryland Jockey Club president Mike Rogers called Old Hilltop a “valuable part of our organization” in a statement.
Timonium picks and ponderings: September 1, 2024
Racing returns to Timonium for its 2024 stand, and John Piassek is here with Timonium picks and analysis for every race every day.
Pimlico: Safe haven, keeper of memories, home
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.
Timonium picks and ponderings: August 31, 2024
Racing returns to Timonium for its 2024 stand, and John Piassek is here with Timonium picks and analysis for every race every day.
Timonium picks and ponderings: August 30, 2024
Racing returns to Timonium for its 2024 stand, and John Piassek is here with Timonium picks and analysis for every race every day.
Timonium: What to watch for on closing weekend
Timonium’s seven-day stand just started — and now it’s ending. Here’s what we’ll be watching for this final weekend of live racing.
Timonium picks and ponderings: August 25, 2024
Racing returns to Timonium for its 2024 stand, and John Piassek is here with Timonium picks and analysis for every race every day.
Late Frost chills rivals in Shine Again
Late Frost turned a perfect trip under Angel Cruz into victory in Saturday’s Shine Again Stakes at the Big T.
Timonium picks and ponderings: August 24, 2024
Racing returns to Timonium for its 2024 stand, and John Piassek is here with Timonium picks and analysis for every race every day.
Future Is Now, Roses for Debra tussle at the Spa
Midlantic-breds have dominated Saratoga’s distaff turf sprint division in 2024, and Friday Future Is Now and Roses for Debra tangle once again.
Timonium picks and ponderings: August 23, 2024
Racing returns to Timonium for its 2024 stand, and John Piassek is here with Timonium picks and analysis for every race every day.
Riccio dominates rivals in Find Stakes
A pair of Maryland-bred stakes were off the turf Sunday, which was just fine for Riccio, who dominated his rivals in the $75,000 Find Stakes.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: August 18, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: August 17, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Wendell Fong’s long route to the finish line
It was a long, twisting road for eight-year-old gelding Wendell Fong, but it’s ending up in the right place: with the retirement he’s earned.
