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Laurel Park
28
Nov
  • Bill Knauf
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club

Laurel Park wraps up busy turf season

  • Press Release / 1 month
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Laurel Park concluded its turf season Thanksgiving day, wrapping up a season during which it carded more turf races than any other US track.

Mage Pimlico
26
Nov
  • Gary McGuigan
  • Jim Dresher
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • TK Kuegler

Bond sale nears as “Pimlico Plus” faces budget, timeline strain

  • Frank Vespe / 1 month
  • 2
  • 5 min read

The Maryland Stadium Authority expects to issue the first Pimlico Plus bonds in December, but the path forward remains complex.

Nyquist
09
May
  • Greg Cross
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority

New Maryland Jockey Club board named

  • Frank Vespe / 8 months
  • 20
  • 2 min read

The board of directors that will govern the new Maryland Jockey Club was chosen by the Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority Friday.

Laurel Park
29
Mar
  • condition book
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association

Laurel Park alters condition book

  • Press Release / 9 months
  • 11
  • 2 min read

Laurel Park will resume carding lower-level claiming races and introduce a new Maryland-bred or -sired maiden race effective in May.

Pimlico
04
Mar
  • Bill Knauf
  • Dr. Elizabeth Daniel
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission

Maryland modifies Pick 5 configuration

  • Frank Vespe / 10 months
  • 1
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today approved both the early and late Pick 5 wagers having carryover potential.

Laurel Park
21
Feb
  • Bill Knauf
  • John Banno
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club

Maryland Jockey Club names new director of racing surfaces

  • Press Release / 10 months
  • 0
  • 2 min read

The new Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC) announced Feb. 21 that it has hired John Banno as Director of Racing Surfaces.

Pimlico
09
Feb
  • Greg Cross
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico

Pimlico project “on track” but long way to go

  • Frank Vespe / 11 months
  • 1
  • 4 min read

The project to remake Pimlico remains “on track,” the MTROA chairman said Friday, but key decisions remain.

Laurel Park
07
Feb
  • Bill Knauf
  • Fritz Widaman
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club

TMJC tabs Fritz Widaman as marketing chief

  • Press Release / 11 months
  • 0
  • 2 min read

The new Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC) has named racing industry veteran Fritz Widaman as its new VP of Marketing.

Hoppertunity
04
Feb
  • Bill Knauf
  • Cricket Goodall
  • Dr. Elizabeth Daniel
  • Maryland Horse Breeders Association
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • The Jockey Club

Enhanced Maryland-sired bonus soon to take effect

  • Frank Vespe / 11 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

A program to bolster the value of horses that are both Maryland-bred and Maryland-sired is set to take effect with the current crop of two-year-olds.

Art of Racing
31
Jan
  • "The Art of Racing"
  • Audra Madison
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Preakness

Art of Racing competition returns for Preakness 150

  • Press Release / 11 months
  • 1
  • 4 min read

The Art of Racing competition, a nationwide art contest, returns this year for Preakness 150.

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