Timonium meet set for Friday kickoff
Seven days of live racing at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium will kick off this afternoon.
Seven days of live racing at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium will kick off this afternoon.
Laurel Park’s summer average handle grew 12 percent, the company announced… plus, a gallery of the summer’s racing stand.
The Maryland Jockey Club, owners of Laurel Park and Pimlico, will donate $10,000 to support relief of flood-ravaged Ellicott City.
The Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show to benefit the Foxie G Foundation and Mid-Atlantic Horse Rescue will take place Sunday, July 17 in the Pimlico infield.
The Maryland Jockey Club’s $3.25 million fall stakes program at Laurel Park features four graded events, as well as three new state-bred stakes.
Pimlico’s daily average handle grew by 21 percent during its truncated 2016 Preakness meeting.
In a move made with little fanfare, the Maryland Racing Commission earlier this year adopted enhanced “graded stakes” testing on all equine samples.
In a May 28 radio interview, Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra acknowledged challenges at Pimlico — but said “there’s a spot” for Old Hilltop going forward.
The bonus earned by trainer Dale Romans is designed to encourage trainers to enter horses in Preakness weekend stakes at Pimlico.
Want to understand Tim Ritvo’s approach to running the Maryland Jockey Club? It makes sense to look back to his training days for a guide.