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18
Mar
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Sal Sinatra
  • Tim Keefe

$7 million in Laurel Park improvements underway

  • The Biz / 10 years
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The Maryland Jockey Club announced Tuesday that approximately $7 million in improvements at Laurel Park could be completed within the next month.

17
Mar
  • Laurel Jackpot Pick 5
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Pimlico
  • Rainbow 6
  • Sal Sinatra

New Rainbow 6 to debut at Pimlico

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 1
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Jockey Club will debut a new Rainbow 6 wager — the jackpot bet popularized by Gulfstream Park — for the Pimlico meet.

13
Mar
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Sal Sinatra
  • Vivid Seats

Vivid Seats to be Preakness ticket reseller

  • The Biz / 10 years
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  • 2 min read

The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that Vivid Seats would be the official ticket reseller for Preakness 2015.

12
Mar
  • Delaware Racing Commission
  • Erich Zimny
  • Hector Garcia
  • Juan Vazquez
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Sal Sinatra
  • Sam Elliott

Racetrack ejections a powerful – but localized – tool

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 6
  • 6 min read

If Juan Vazquez was ejected from Maryland’s tracks, why is he entering horses elsewhere? The answer points to the strengths and weaknesses of ejection itself.

25
Feb
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Tim Ritvo

A clearer view of Maryland racing

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 7
  • 5 min read

The Maryland Jockey Club will broadcast its signal in HD starting with the Pimlico meet, the Maryland Racing Commission heard today.

20
Feb
  • Frank Stronach
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Stronach Group
  • Tim Ritvo

Tim Ritvo: Man in a methodical hurry

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 4
  • 7 min read

If it’s possible to be in a hurry while taking your time, Tim Ritvo is, as he leads the Stronach Group’s corporate effort to rejuvenate Maryland racing. Pt. 1 of two.

04
Feb
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Mike Gathagan
  • Pimlico
  • Ryan Fogelsonger

For Mike Gathagan, the method to the madness

  • Teresa Genaro / 11 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Maryland racing has been known in recent years for oddities like Bullet Catcher (who ran down Rt. 1) and Spicer Cub. Turns out, that was Mike Gathagan’s strategy.

24
Jan
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Mike Gathagan

MJC’s Mike Gathagan to leave post

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 1 min read

Mike Gathagan, the communications chief at Laurel and Pimlico for 14 years, has resigned.

09
Jan
  • Bowie Training Center
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Special
  • Sal Sinatra

Sal Sinatra: Big events, Bowie are future keys

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 4
  • 6 min read

Keys to Maryland racing’s future? Big events, says Maryland Jockey Club General Manager Sal Sinatra — and possibly Bowie Training Center.

08
Jan
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Pimlico
  • Sal Sinatra
  • Tim Ritvo

“Excited” Sal Sinatra hopes to help grow Maryland racing

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 8
  • 6 min read

New Maryland Jockey Club General Manager Sal Sinatra is excited to be in Maryland — and to tackle the challenge of returning Maryland racing to prominence.

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