Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association Archives

04
Jan

Maryland horsemen choose new MTHA board members

Press Release / 2 years
2
2 min read

The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association today announced its new board of directors.

30
Dec

Maryland horsemen, tracks reach ’24 operating agreement

Frank Vespe / 2 years
2
4 min read

Maryland horsemen and breeders have reached an agreement with the Maryland Jockey Club that will keep racing afloat through 2024, the horsemen announced.

13
Dec

Maryland tracks to see purse reduction in 2024

Frank Vespe / 2 years
5
3 min read

Overnight purses at Maryland’s “mile tracks,” Laurel Park and Pimlico, will decline by about nine percent in 2024, down from this year’s all-time high.

31
Oct

Md. Racing Commission approves tentative 2024 racing dates

Frank Vespe / 2 years
4
5 min read

The Md. Racing Commission approved placeholder racing dates for 2024, but with no agreement in place between horsemen and the tracks, work remains.

31
Oct

Alan Foreman: “An inflection point in our industry”

The Biz / 2 years
15
14 min read

This is “an inflection point” for Maryland racing, MTHA general counsel Alan Foreman said in an interview.

06
Oct

Maryland horsemen, breeders propose nonprofit racing model

Frank Vespe / 2 years
5
7 min read

Maryland’s horsemen and breeders outlined to the Racetrack Operating Authority a vision of the future that may not include the current track operator.

08
Jun

Stabling, training may end at Pimlico, consolidate at Laurel

Frank Vespe / 3 years
2
6 min read

The 6-month Maryland racing agreement may allow the Maryland Jockey Club to consolidate training and stabling at Laurel, ending them at Pimlico.

02
May

What’s being done to Laurel Park track: “A good cushion serves one purpose”

Frank Vespe / 3 years
2
5 min read

To hear horsemen tell it, track man John Passero has worked wonders in a short time at Laurel Park. What’s he doing that’s made such a difference?

27
Apr

Laurel Park gets Commission OK to resume racing

Frank Vespe / 3 years
2
4 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission signed off Thursday morning on allowing racing at Laurel Park to resume on the recommendation of the stakeholders.

26
Apr

Laurel Park could resume racing Saturday

Frank Vespe / 3 years
2
3 min read

Full training at Laurel Park will resume Thursday morning, and if all goes well, the track may resume live racing as early as Saturday.

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 4, 2026

Triple Crown: Blue Grass Stakes picks and analysis

Triple Crown: Wood Memorial picks and analysis

Ms Notion, Blue Kingdom look to nab stakes wins

Zigs and zags as connex consider Laurel, Big A stakes

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 3, 2026

Maryland horsemen choose new MTHA board members

Maryland horsemen, tracks reach ’24 operating agreement

Maryland tracks to see purse reduction in 2024

Md. Racing Commission approves tentative 2024 racing dates

Alan Foreman: “An inflection point in our industry”

Maryland horsemen, breeders propose nonprofit racing model

Stabling, training may end at Pimlico, consolidate at Laurel

What’s being done to Laurel Park track: “A good cushion serves one purpose”

Laurel Park gets Commission OK to resume racing

Laurel Park could resume racing Saturday

Ms Notion, Blue Kingdom look to.

Eliseo Ruiz pushes back at criticism

PODCAST: Maryland Racing Today, April 2

Splendora leads first Top Midlantic-bred Poll.

PODCAST: Maryland Racing Today, March 31

LRL: Late Nite Call answered in.