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Bobby Lillis
09
Jun
  • Bobby Lillis
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission

Bobby Lillis hopes to give backstretch “an ear” at MRC

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Former jockey and head of the Horsemen’s Assistance Foundation Bobby Lillis has a background unlike any other member of the Md. Racing Commission.

Laurel Park
05
Apr
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • medication violation
  • Mike Hopkins
  • Mike Rogers

Md Racing Commission to adopt bettor-friendly rule

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

A new Maryland Racing Commission rule to take effect in the fall will permit bettors to choose alternate selections in multi-race wagers if a horse scratches.

01
Feb
  • Alan Foreman
  • John Salzman
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Michael Algeo
  • Mike Rogers

Md Racing Commission “cannot rely” on some tests

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today overturned a phenylbutzone positive called during a period last year when its testing lab was unaccredited.

Mychel Sanchez
21
Jan
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Mike Hopkins
  • Mychel Sanchez
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Jock Mychel Sanchez suspended, taken off mounts

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 3
  • 2 min read

Jockey Mychel Sanchez was taken off his mounts Friday at Laurel Park, the result of a suspension he’d received for betting against his mounts.

Maryland Racing Commission
05
Jan
  • Catherine Bellinger
  • Herman Braude
  • Jerry Robb
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Mike Rogers

Maryland Racing Commission headlines

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

In its first meeting of 2022, the Maryland Racing Commission took final action on corticosteroids, wrestled with the Laurel track surface, and more.

Christine Higgs
03
Jan
  • Aloha West
  • Bob Baffert
  • Knicks Go
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Sal Sinatra
  • Trevor McCarthy

Maryland racing: Stories that mattered in 2021

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 9 min read

There was controversy aplenty, and some locals human and equine made very good, indeed. Here are some of the top stories of 2021 in Maryland racing.

Maryland Racing Commission
13
Dec
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Michael Algeo

MRC to meet Tuesday to assess Laurel Park surface

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 3
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission will hold a virtual meeting December 14 to determine whether to permit racing at Laurel Park to resume later this week.

28
Oct
  • Chris Bosley
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Michael Algeo
  • Mike Rogers
  • Pimlico

Pimlico to host two 2022 meets

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 3
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission Oct. 28 awarded 168 racing dates for 2022 to the Md. Jockey Club, with Pimlico set to host meets in both May and August.

Maryland Racing Commission
23
Sep
  • betamethasone
  • corticosteroids
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission

Md. Racing Commission to ban corticosteroids

  • Press Release / 5 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission, acting on the advice of its health and safety committee, committed to eliminating raceday thresholds of corticosteroids.

15
Jul
  • adjunct bleeder medication
  • Alan Foreman
  • John Salzman
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission

Md Racing Commission waives Amicar penalties

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission voted Thursday to waive penalties that typically include DQ in the case of Amicar positives through August 1.

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