Maryland Racing Commission chair John McDaniel today named a new committee to review and improve the state’s medication program and policies.
Jockeys Xavier Perez and Nik Juarez have been suspended by Maryland stewards, Perez for failing a drug test and Juarez for failing to provide a sample to test.
The Maryland Racing Commission’s decision last week not to disqualify Corvus highlights how much the Commission has yet to do in overhauling drug rules.
The Maryland Racing Commission voted yesterday to uphold a stewards’ decision not to disqualify Maryland Million winner Corvus for an isoxsuprine positive.
Corvus’ win in the Maryland Million Nursery has been appealed to the Racing Commission after he tested positive for isoxsuprine but was not disqualified.
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.
Bruce Quade, chairman of the Maryland Racing Commission the last three years, will step down from that post while remaining a member of the Commission.
At today’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting: a new quality assurance program in equine testing, a sharp rise in Timonium handle, and more.
The Maryland Racing Commission yesterday agreed to reduce some Maryland-bred incentive payments and heard a proposal to create a Maryland-bred day at Laurel.
The Maryland Racing Commission today gave approval for live racing dates in July at Laurel Park and for seven live days at the State Fair in Timonium.