Pimlico-Laurel project over budget, behind schedule. Now what?
Reports to the legislature show that the Pimlico-Laurel rebuild project is over budget and behind schedule. In a series, we examine why and what next.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 13, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 1 |
Reports to the legislature show that the Pimlico-Laurel rebuild project is over budget and behind schedule. In a series, we examine why and what next.
Read Moreby Press Release | May 13, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Business, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
Drug test results on three Bob Baffert-trained horses, including Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, are due back Friday afternoon.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Mar 26, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
Laurel Park, which earlier had canceled its March 26-28 racing, announced Friday it would not race April 1-3 either as a result of the EHV-1 outbreak.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jan 29, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
The Stronach Group/1ST Racing announced today it would continue to subsidize insurance and long-term disability for jockeys at their tracks.
Read Moreby Press Release | Oct 22, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
Aidan Butler, most recently at Santa Anita, will become chief operating officer of 1/st Racing, the parent of the Maryland Jockey Club.
Read Moreby Guest Author | Sep 22, 2020 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories, Triple Crown Trail | 1 |
Amid a truly uncertain year, the Stronach Group’s Craig Fravel hopes the Preakness provides a “shot in the arm” for his company and for Maryland racing.
Read Moreby Press Release | Aug 24, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
The winner of this year’s Grade 1 Preakness will get an automatic berth a month later in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic — a first for a Triple Crown race.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jul 16, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories | 0 |
The Maryland Racing Commission Thursday approved banning Lasix in 2-year-old races and graded stakes, just weeks after a contentious blowup over those issues.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jun 18, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories | 1 |
The Stronach Group announced it would restrict 2yo races in Maryland to horses not on Lasix – which may put them at odds with horsemen and the Commission
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Apr 15, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Top Stories | 0 |
Stronach Group exec Craig Fravel, in an interview with NBC Sports, said Wednesday that the Preakness might end up running prior to the Kentucky Derby.
Read Moreby Press Release | Nov 20, 2019 | Breaking, Business, National news | 0 |
The new Thoroughbred Safety Coalition includes leading racetrack operators — including The Stronach Group and NYRA — as well as Breeders’ Cup.
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 14, 2019 | Breaking, Business, National news | 0 |
Craig Fravel, CEO of Breeders’ Cup for the last eight years, will leave that post to join the Stronach Group as CEO of Racing Operations.
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