Growing funds and the perception that the state’s racing and breeding programs have a stable foundation are fueling a Maryland breeding industry rebirth.
Next Tuesday, the second annual Horse Industry Day will give Marylanders in the equine industry a chance to bend the ears of legislators.
The number of mares bred in the mid-Atlantic has dropped in recent years — as has where they’re bred, as optimism, uncertainty impact breeder decisions.
The Maryland Racing Commission yesterday agreed to reduce some Maryland-bred incentive payments and heard a proposal to create a Maryland-bred day at Laurel.
Thoroughbred Charities of America has announced its latest Merit Award winners, including those from Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Renowned bloodstock agent Donato Lanni will judge the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s annual yearling show in June at Timonium.
Maryland’s Throughbred industry has made real strides in recent years. But the coming years pose complicated challenges of their own.
Racing industry participants use social media to get news, to promote their businesses, to engage with fans — sometimes even those they’d rather block.
Ageless fan favorite earned his fourth Maryland-bred Horse of the Year title, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced today.
The reality of new programs to bolster Maryland-breds — and the perception of those programs — had a big impact at Monday’s yearling sale.