“Win and in” stakes introduced for May Maryland Jockey Club races
The Maryland Jockey Club has announced several national stakes as automatic qualifiers for the Preakness and other May stakes at Pimlico.
Read MoreThe Maryland Jockey Club has announced several national stakes as automatic qualifiers for the Preakness and other May stakes at Pimlico.
Read MoreLaurel Park’s City of Laurel and Safely Kept Stakes, for 3-year-olds and 3-year-old fillies, are “Win and In” events for a pair of Santa Anita Grade 1s.
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Read Moreby Press Release | Jan 9, 2019 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
Recent Grade 1 winners will have their starting and entry fees waived when running in Maryland Jockey Club stakes in 2019.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Dec 1, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories | 0 |
In the interests of fuller fields, the Maryland-bred waiver in $40,000 maiden claiming races has been axed for the winter.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 17, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories | 0 |
The Maryland Jockey Club is expected to seek 180 days of live racing at its facilities in 2019 — up from 171 this year — and to make some tweaks to its stakes schedule.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Aug 1, 2018 | Breaking, Features, Maryland, MD Racing, Top Stories | 0 |
New Maryland Jockey Club racing secretary Chris Merz has some daunting challenges ahead of him but says he’s focused on the task at hand: making Maryland racing the best it can be.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jul 2, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories | 1 |
Maryland Jockey Club VP-Racing Georganne Hale has been named to a new position in the company, with her racing secretary duties to be taken over by Chris Merz.
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