Trainer Brittany Russell and jockey Jaime Rodriguez secured the yearling Maryland wins titles for all the meets at Laurel and Pimlico.
Maryland Racing Commission executive director Mike Hopkins will retire after today, ending a career that spanned 40 years and many industry changes.
He doesn’t want to retire, owner-trainer Joanne Shankle says, but 10-year-old Clubman, fresh off his 20th career win, will indeed retire.
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Red-hot rider JG Torrealba won three, including the feature, as Laurel Park concluded its fall meet and its 2024 season.
Caprice won Laurel’s Gin Talking Saturday to tie for the national lead in wins among 2-year-olds, while One Man Team impressed in the Heft.
Four-time stakes winner Caprice could cap a stellar freshman campaign in Saturday’s Gin Talking at Laurel Park, while the Heft is a wide-open affair.
The Maryland Racing Commission on Dec. 23 signed off on the new nonprofit Maryland Jockey Club to operate Laurel Park in the new year.
The new training center to support racing at Pimlico will be at Shamrock Farm the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority announced.
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