MedStar to vaccinate Maryland backstretch workers
Backstretch workers at Laurel Park and Pimlico will have an opportunity to get a Covid-19 vaccine from MedStar Health on May 10.
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10 stories that mattered: Restorative Preakness
In today’s “10 stories that mattered in 2020,” everything seemed aligned for Preakness day to be another victim of 2020 — and then the racing started.
Read More 10 stories that mattered: Racing in the pandemic
In today’s “10 stories that mattered in 2020,” the sport confronts, struggles with, and mostly adapts to racing amid a disastrous pandemic.
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Fanless Preakness? One should be plenty of that
Old Hilltop has seen a lot of things, but it’s never seen the likes of what it will confront this year: a Preakness without fans.
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Protocols announced for Preakness weekend jocks
The Maryland Jockey Club has announced the Covid-19 protocols jockeys riding on Preakness weekend must follow.
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Fasig-Tipton tells Yearling sale covid protocols
Fasig-Tipton today announced the Covid-19 protocols it will implement at its Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale, including requiring masks and social distancing.
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Opinion: Breaking faith with NJ horsemen
A backup with the drug testing lab has left Monmouth Park horsemen in the lurch, leaving them with little purse revenue in the first six weeks of the meet.
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MJC sets quarantine period for Colonial Downs jocks
The Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) will require jockeys who raced at Colonial Downs to quarantine until August 27 before riding at Laurel Park.
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Colonial Downs cancels rest of 2020 meet
Colonial Downs’s 2020 meet came to an end today, when the track, and the state’s horsemen, decided to end the 2020 meet in the face of Covid-19 positives.
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Colonial Downs cancels two cards
With a jockey in the colony having tested positive for Covid-19, Colonial Downs has canceled live racing for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Fasig-Tipton to combine two sales at December mixed
With travel restrictions a challenge, Fasig-Tipton will combine the Saratoga Fall and Midlantic Mixed sales into a two-day sale in TImonium December 7-8.
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Colonial Downs to have limited attendance
Colonial Downs will allow up to 1,000 fans in its grandstand and outdoor areas and will take other safety precautions in light of the coronavirus.
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