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May
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Pimlico picks and ponderings May 7, 2021
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John Piassek / 5 years
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- 8 min read
John Piassek has coverage of today’s 9-race Pimlico card!
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May
May
MJC will suspend work-and-go Preakness week
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Press Release / 5 years
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- 2 min read
For an eight-day period around the Preakness, the Maryland Jockey Club will not allow Laurel-based horses to work-and-go at Pimlico.
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Apr
Apr
Pimlico picks and ponderings April 30, 2021
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John Piassek / 5 years
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- 8 min read
John Piassek has coverage of today’s 9-race Pimlico card!
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Apr
Apr
MATCH Series set for mid-May return
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Press Release / 5 years
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- 3 min read
The MATCH Series will return for 2021 in mid-May at Pimlico. The Series this year will involve Maryland and Virginia only.
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Apr
Apr
Md Racing Commission frustrated with Laurel track issues
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
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- 6 min read
Simmering frustration over the condition of the Laurel Park dirt track boiled over at Thursday’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting.
23
Apr
Apr
Pimlico picks and ponderings April 23, 2021
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John Piassek / 5 years
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- 11 min read
John Piassek has coverage of today’s 11-race Pimlico card!
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Apr
Apr
Tesio Stakes returns to Pimlico
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Press Release / 5 years
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- 5 min read
The Federico Tesio Stakes, the last local prep for the Preakness, will take place at Pimlico for the first time since 2015 when it’s run April 24.
15
Apr
Apr
Laurel Park cancels weekend racing
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Press Release / 5 years
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- 2 min read
With problems with the racing surface ongoing, Laurel Park will not race its scheduled cards this weekend, and racing will shift to Pimlico April 22.
15
Apr
Apr
Laurel: Workouts barred as MJC assesses surface
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Press Release / 5 years
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- 2 min read
Laurel Park will not permit workouts “until further notice” as the Maryland Jockey Club assesses “cushion replacement options,” the company said.
15
Apr
Apr
Hello Hot Rod to return home for Tesio Stakes
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
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- 5 min read
Maryland-bred Hello Hot Rod — training in Kentucky for Arizona-based owner George Sharp — will return home for a hoped-for Tesio-Preakness double.