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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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MATCH Series set for mid-May return
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Press Release / 5 years
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Apr
Apr
Laurel: Farrior hoping patience pays off in Hemp
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Frank Vespe / 5 years
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- 4 min read
Hemp galloped in a Laurel Park allowance Saturday, giving trainer Anthony Farrior his first Maryland win since EHV-1 put his barn in quarantine.
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Apr
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Laurel Park picks and ponderings Apr 11, 2021
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John Piassek / 5 years
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- 7 min read
We provide full-card picks and analysis for today’s Laurel Park card!