One Maryland Jockey Club official previews what he says will be a bevy of changes and announcements in the months to come.
Starting in 2027, the Preakness will be three weeks, rather than two, following the Kentucky Derby and will shift to Sunday.
Maryland will take ownership of the Preakness intellectual property after exercising its right to match an $85 million offer.
Churchill Downs’s purchase of the Preakness IP rights has some fearing the worst, others hoping for the best, and could mean not much at all.
Laurel lives? Laurel lives! The Maryland Stadium Authority announced today it will acquire Laurel Park to be Maryland’s new (old) training center.
The Maryland Jockey Club will hold a “first chance, last chance” handicapping contest online and at Laurel Park on Feb. 14.
Laurel Park concluded its turf season Thanksgiving day, wrapping up a season during which it carded more turf races than any other US track.
The Maryland Stadium Authority expects to issue the first Pimlico Plus bonds in December, but the path forward remains complex.
The board of directors that will govern the new Maryland Jockey Club was chosen by the Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority Friday.
Laurel Park will resume carding lower-level claiming races and introduce a new Maryland-bred or -sired maiden race effective in May.