An usher at Maryland racetracks for decades, Fred Tallarico passed away yesterday at 94 — closing the era of regular racetrack ushers in Maryland.
Shimmering Aspen snapped a three-race losing streak with a rallying score in the first running of the Timonium Distaff.
Page McKenney, the former-claimer-turned-graded-stakes-winner-turned-millionaire, has been retired because of tendon issues.
Shimmering Aspen, twice the favorite in graded stakes, will look to snap a short losing streak in Saturday’s $75,000 Timonium Distaff Stakes at the Big T.
Charles Town-based jockey Gerald Almodovar made the most of his visit to Maryland, winning twice, including the 2000th score of his career.
The seven-day Timonium stand opens August 24 through Labor Day… some story lines to follow…
Laurel Park-based, Maryland-bred Still Having Fun, trained by Tim Keefe, looks to be a major player in Saturday’s G1 Allen Jerkens at Saratoga.
Saturday’s Maryland Pride Day served as a celebration of the state’s racing past, present, and future, with four stakes races and the induction of two Hall of Famers.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan will attend the races at Timonium August 25, the day of the first running of the Timonium Distaff Stakes.
Urizar Velazquez, a 10-pound apprentice riding his first mount, earned his first victory Thursday at Laurel Park.
