Maryland jockeys to switch to cushioned crops
The new cushioned riding crops are designed to be kinder to horses.
The new cushioned riding crops are designed to be kinder to horses.
The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and Horse Breeders Association today came out in opposition to a proposed partial Lasix ban.
Couldn’t have been any easier today for Alwaysmining, who won the Tesio Stakes to punch a ticket to the Preakness.
With a win in the Weber City Miss — her fourth straight — Las Setas on Saturday punched a ticket to the G2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
Las Setas has won two straight stakes and is a solid favorite to make it three in Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park.
Trainer Michael Trombetta — dreaming Derby dreams with Win Win Win– sent out another promising youngster, Never Enough Time, to an allowance win at Laurel Sunday.
The oldest portion of the Pimlico grandstand “is no longer suitable” for fan traffic and will be closed during the Preakness.
Leading rider Trevor McCarthy continued to clean up at Laurel Park, winning five on the Friday card.
The Maryland General Assembly has, on its final day of the 2019 session, spiked a bill that would have helped fund the proposed Laurel Park “super track” and revitalized Bowie Training Center.
Apprentice rider Julio Correa got off to a slow start in his career, but a new agent and a change of scenery seem to have worked wonders.