Online wagering company Xpressbet will partner in Saturday’s Fundraiser for Fray Martinez, donating its proceeds from wagering on Laurel Park.
Jockey Xavier Perez, out of action since January 15 after testing positive for amphetamines, has been reinstated and has two mounts Monday at Laurel Park.
Jockey Nik Juarez will be back in action this weekend after signing a random drug testing agreement with Maryland Jockey Club officials.
A new Maryland Jockey Club rule requires trainers whose horses are claimed provide the state vet records of the horse’s joint injections in the prior month.
Handle on its live racing jumped 20 percent in 2015, the Maryland Jockey Club said today, fueled by a new OTB, more turf racing, and facility improvements.
The De Francis Dash was named a Grade 3 for 2016, while three other Maryland stakes were awarded Listed status for next year.
The state Racing Commission today approved the Maryland Jockey Club’s request to run 153 days of live racing 2016 — an increase over ’15.
The Maryland Jockey Club will hold a town hall meeting next week at Laurel Park — which would have been virtually inconceivable here a few years ago.
The success of the Maryland Jockey Club’s off-track betting parlor in the Horseshoe casino has spurred the company to plan two new OTBs.
Carryovers created a pair of big payoffs on Laurel Park’s first day of having rolling Super Hi 5 wagering.