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27
Apr
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  • Aidan Butler
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  • Tim Keefe

Laurel Park gets Commission OK to resume racing

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission signed off Thursday morning on allowing racing at Laurel Park to resume on the recommendation of the stakeholders.

V. I. P. Code
25
Apr
  • 1st Racing
  • Brooke Bowman
  • Craig Fravel
  • David Hayden
  • Ferris Allen
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Michael Algeo
  • Tim Keefe

MTHA, MJC reach 11th-hour deal on way forward on Laurel track surface

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 7
  • 5 min read

An 11th-hour deal between the Md. Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and Md. Jockey Club provides a way forward for resolving safety concerns.

Frosty Brew
12
Sep
  • 1st Racing
  • NYRA

1/ST, NYRA enter content distribution agreement

  • Press Release / 3 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

The agreement between 1/ST Content and NYRA Content Management Solutions will expand the availability of US horse racing content internationally.

21
Jan
  • 1st Racing
  • Maryland horse racing

1ST Racing bans jockey Mychel Sanchez

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

Following news that rider Mychel Sanchez had received a 60-day suspension for betting against his mounts, 1ST Racing said it would ban him indefinitely.

Art of Racing
12
Jan
  • "The Art of Racing"
  • 1st Racing
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art)
  • Preakness

Preakness “Art of Racing” competition launched

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

The new Preakness arts contest will highlight “The Art of Racing” and is a collaboration of the Maryland Jockey Club and Maryland Institute College of Art.

Laurel Park
08
Jan
  • 1st Racing
  • Aidan Butler
  • Dale Capuano
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Mike Rogers
  • Stephen O'Neill
  • Tony Aguirre

Maryland horsemen in limbo with Laurel closure

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 4
  • 5 min read

With Laurel Park closed because of track issues for the third time this year, the MJC’s Mike Rogers met with restive Maryland horsemen Jan. 8.

14
Dec
  • 1st Racing
  • Glen Kozak
  • John Passero
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Michael Algeo
  • Mike Rogers
  • Richard Monterrey
  • Tim Keefe
  • Tom Bowman
  • Victor Carrasco
  • Xavier Perez

Laurel Park gets green light to resume racing

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

After hearing from various stakeholders, the Maryland Racing Commission permitted Laurel Park to resume racing this Thursday.

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08
Dec
  • 1st Racing
  • Aidan Butler
  • John Passero
  • Konrad Wayson
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Michael Algeo
  • Mike Rogers

Laurel Park: Racing “ain’t gonna happen unless MRC feels it’s safe”

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

In a spirited meeting Tuesday, the Maryland Racing Commission indicated that it intends to take a more assertive role on the Laurel Park track surface.

Love You Much
25
Oct
  • 1st Racing
  • Aidan Butler
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club

1/ST Racing tracks to offer free pps

  • Press Release / 4 years
  • 3
  • 1 min read

1/ST Racing, whose properties include Laurel Park and Pimlico, will offer free Equibase past performances to all its tracks through year-end.

11
Jan
  • 10 stories that mattered 2020
  • 1st Racing
  • Eric Guillot
  • John Velazquez
  • Kendrick Carmouche
  • Maryland My Maryland
  • My Old Kentucky Home
  • NYRA

10 stories that mattered: Race and racing

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

In today’s “10 stories that mattered,” the issues of race with which the nation has struggled came to horse racing.

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