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20
Dec
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Maryland horsemen receive medication guidelines book

  • The Biz / 12 years
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The Maryland Racing Commission has released a booklet outlining the new medication guidelines set to take effect on January 1.

18
Dec
  • Bobby Lillis
  • Bruce Quade
  • David Hayden
  • Dr. Sean Plaisance
  • John Franzone
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission

At the Maryland Racing Commission, fighting, then “linking arms”

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 1
  • 3 min read

For all the sparring at yesterday’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting, what was most interesting wasn’t who was fighting. It was who wasn’t fighting

17
Dec
  • David Richardson
  • Dr. Jay Baldwin
  • Dr. Sean Plaisance
  • John Franzone
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Mike Hopkins

Maryland Racing Commission takes steps on medication rules

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 0
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New Maryland Racing Commission drug rules slated to take effect on January 1 came into sharper focus today — but there’s still work to do.

17
Dec
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association

Maryland Jockey Club announces revised winter schedule

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 1 min read

The Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association have modified their live racing dates for the 2014 winter meeting at Laurel Park.

13
Dec
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  • Colonial Downs
  • David Richardson
  • Ian Stewart
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Tom Chuckas
  • Virginia racing

Differing prospects for Maryland and Virginia made clear this week

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

In Virginia, no one in racing is happy these days. In Maryland, everyone is. That’s what we discovered during a busy week.

13
Nov
  • Gary Stevens
  • Jockeys Guild
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Mike Smith
  • Mindy Coleman
  • Richard Monterrey
  • Terry Meyocks

Voices of jockeys are strangely quiet in racing policy debates

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 4
  • 5 min read

In a sport where jockeys are the only human athletes, you’d think their voices would be loud and clear in policy discussions. You’d be wrong.

12
Nov
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  • Carlos Marquez
  • David Hayden
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  • Geovany Garcia
  • Jockeys Guild
  • John Franzone
  • Katy Voss
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Mindy Coleman
  • Richard Monterrey
  • Sheldon Russell

Maryland Racing Commission approves 2014 schedule, hears weight allowance argument

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 1
  • 5 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today approved a racing schedule for 2014 — but it was the issue of jockey weight allowances that stole the show.

14
Oct
  • Claiming
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association

Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association endorses modified void-claim rule

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 1
  • 2 min read

In a reprise of efforts over the summer, the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association has again endorsed a rule voiding claims in certain circumstances.

11
Oct
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  • Bob Wheelock
  • David Richardson
  • Doug Gansler
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Maryland gubernatorial candidate will consider slicing racing’s share of slots revenue

  • Frank Vespe / 12 years
  • 1
  • 3 min read

Doug Gansler, candidate for Governor of Maryland, has indicated that he will consider slicing racing’s share of slots revenue to help fund early childhood education.

17
Sep
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  • Charles Tildon
  • David Hayden
  • Louis Ulman
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Thomas Winebrener

Notes from the Maryland Racing Commission

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today tackled medication rules, breeding incentives, and claim-voiding rules, with varying degrees of accomplishment.

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