Unable to reach consensus on the issue of apprentice jockey weight allowances, the Maryland Racing Commission took its own advice today and punted — for a month.
The Maryland Racing Commission has adopted new medication rules and tapped a new lab. So far, horsemen say, it’s gone smoother than expected.
The Maryland Racing Commission has retained a new, accredited lab to test urine and blood specimens taken from horses racing in the Free State.
For all the sparring at yesterday’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting, what was most interesting wasn’t who was fighting. It was who wasn’t fighting
The Maryland Racing Commission today voted to subject its workers’ compensation policy for jockeys to a full and open procurement process handled by the state.
In Virginia, no one in racing is happy these days. In Maryland, everyone is. That’s what we discovered during a busy week.
The Maryland Jockey Club today announced it has increased the purse for the Preakness Stakes (G1) from $1 million to $1.5 million.
Heritage Stallions, the first new Maryland stallion facility in a decade, will feature Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo, Hunters Bay, and four other stallions in time for the 2014 breeding season.
The Maryland Racing Commission today approved a racing schedule for 2014 — but it was the issue of jockey weight allowances that stole the show.
It was a busy agenda for the Maryland Racing Commission meeting, which adopted a new void-claim rule and declined to reconsider medication rules, among other actions.
