Honor A. P. colt takes top honors at MHBA Yearling Show
An Honor A. P. colt owned and bred by Dark Hollow Farm took top honors at the 89th annual MHBA Yearling Show Sunday in Timonium.
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40 years after Deputed Testamony: why no Maryland-bred Preakness winner since?
It’s been 40 years since Deputed Testamony splashed home best in the 1983 Preakness. Why hasn’t there been a Maryland-bred winner since?
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MTHA, MJC reach 11th-hour deal on way forward on Laurel track surface
An 11th-hour deal between the Md. Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and Md. Jockey Club provides a way forward for resolving safety concerns.
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MJC to offer Preakness future wager
The Maryland Jockey Club will offer a future wager on the Preakness Stakes after receiving approval Tuesday from the state Racing Commission.
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BackTracks: Safely Kept, stone-cold runner
In today’s BackTracks, Maryland-bred and -sired Safely Kept came from relatively modest beginnings to earn every accolade imaginable.
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Fasig-Tipton sale concludes with strong gains
One observer described the just-completed Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale as “bullish as hell,” and he wasn’t wrong.
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On Laurel track surface, making sure “you don’t get there again”
The closure of Laurel Park because of the track surface has been a trial for many. But avoiding it in future isn’t just a matter of rebuilding the track.
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Ellanation “beyond expectations” in Jameela win
Ellanation surprised everyone in winning the Jameela Stakes at Pimlico, and you can count her thrilled owners among those surprised.
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Maryland-bred bonuses trimmed for rest of 2020
The state Racing Commission Thursday agreed to trim Maryland-bred bonuses for the rest of 2020 to about 80% of prior levels, a result of the pandemic’s economic effects.
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Deal struck to restart Maryland-bred stakes program
The Maryland-bred stakes schedule had been put on hold as policy makers worked to overcome a financial crunch caused by better-than-expected success in the state-bred program.
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Million-dollar horse lights up Fasig-Tipton sale
A Medaglia d’Oro colt who fetched $1.2 million highlighted the second day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-old sale.
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Region-bred yearlings power first day of Fasig-Tipton sale
The five yearlings to sell for more than $100,000 on day one of Fasig-Tipton’s two-day yearling sale all were bred in the mid-Atlantic.
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