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.
The Maryland Racing Commission today approved both the early and late Pick 5 wagers having carryover potential.
The new Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC) announced Feb. 21 that it has hired John Banno as Director of Racing Surfaces.
The project to remake Pimlico remains “on track,” the MTROA chairman said Friday, but key decisions remain.