The Maryland Stadium Authority’s board on Monday approved the $48.5 million purchase of Laurel Park for use as a Thoroughbred training center.
Is Maryland racing in the “best place” it’s been in eight years? So the Maryland Stadium Authority told the Commission last week.
What’s remarkable about the shambolic demise of the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority is it may reach the right conclusion after all.
With Shamrock Farm likely to run well over budget and facing a daunting environmental challenge, the Maryland Stadium Authority turned to Laurel.
The Maryland Stadium Authority will look to sell more than $240 million in Pimlico Plus bonds, rated AA by ratings agencies, starting this week.
The Maryland Stadium Authority expects to issue the first Pimlico Plus bonds in December, but the path forward remains complex.
With the work of the Racetrack Operating Authority in full swing, here’s a primer on what we know and don’t about Maryland racing’s future.
Talking Pimlico and Laurel renovations, another stakes win for Harpers First Ride, and more, in the week in social media.
One of these years, Maryland racing will find a shiny new Pimlico under its Christmas tree. But it’s going to take a while.