Maryland Racing Commission notes for Jan. 2, 2024
At its monthly meeting Tuesday, the Maryland Racing Commission greeted a new chair, agreed to continue its relationship with HISA, and more.
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Tag: Mike Hopkins
Md Racing Commission to adopt bettor-friendly rule
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.
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Jock Mychel Sanchez suspended, taken off mounts
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.
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Laurel Park to cancel weekend’s racing
Faced with a sudden cluster of racing and training fatalities, Laurel Park will not race December 3-5 as officials scramble to get ahead of the problem.
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Court blasts Md. Racing Commission hearing procedures, remands 2020 Geisha Stakes case
A circuit court judge ruled that the Maryland Racing Commission’s hearing procedures deprived petitioners of a fair hearing and remanded a case involving the 2020 Geisha Stakes.
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MD Racing Commission clarifies Lasix rule
The Maryland Racing Commission Thursday modified its Lasix rule to avoid penalizing horses racing out of town and tightened its clenbuterol regs.
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Md. Commission approves Lasix-free graded stakes
The Maryland Racing Commission today gave its final thumbs-up to a regulation banning the use of Lasix by horses in graded stakes.
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Timonium will not run in 2020
With the Maryland State Fair as we have known looking unlikely, the Timonium race meet will not occur, those days being run instead at Laurel Park.
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Maryland Commission tightens riding crop rule
Jockeys will be limited to six overhand strikes of the riding crop in Maryland – and eventually regionally – under new rules that didn’t please everyone.
Read More Vets: Time off indicated for horses in Navarro, Servis barns
The indictments of Jason Servis, Jorge Navarro, and others have regulators and racetracks scrambling, while vets say their horses need a break, too.
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New Maryland riding crop rules paying quick dividends
New rules limiting riders’ use of the riding crop lightened three jocks’ wallets in the first three days – but met with widespread acclaim.
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Md. Racing Commission formalizes approval of “house rules”
The Maryland Racing Commission on Thursday formalized its earlier approval of so-called house rules, adopting two pertaining to medication as regulations.
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