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Forever Boss
07
May
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Treasurer Dereck Davis
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Sen. Bill Ferguson

Pimlico Plus skeptics growing louder

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

The fits and starts of the Pimlico Plus plan have made horsemen nervous, and now key state officials and legislative leaders are weighing in, too.

Laurel Park
20
Apr
  • Bill Cole
  • Gary McGuigan
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico Plus

MSA approves $48.5 million Laurel purchase

  • Frank Vespe / 2 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Stadium Authority’s board on Monday approved the $48.5 million purchase of Laurel Park for use as a Thoroughbred training center.

Sam Robinson
17
Feb
  • Gary McGuigan
  • George Mahoney
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus

Is Maryland racing in “best place” in eight years?

  • Frank Vespe / 4 months
  • 1
  • 4 min read

Is Maryland racing in the “best place” it’s been in eight years? So the Maryland Stadium Authority told the Commission last week.

Whocouldaskformo
03
Feb
  • Frank Perri
  • Gary McGuigan
  • Katy Voss
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Shamrock Farm
  • Tana Aubrey

In Maryland, possibly reaching the right destination

  • Frank Vespe / 5 months
  • 0
  • 5 min read

What’s remarkable about the shambolic demise of the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority is it may reach the right conclusion after all.

Laurel Park
21
Jan
  • Bill Knauf
  • Craig Thompson
  • Katy Voss
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Shamrock Farm

Laurel Park to be… wait for it… new training center

  • Frank Vespe / 5 months
  • 3
  • 4 min read

Laurel lives? Laurel lives! The Maryland Stadium Authority announced today it will acquire Laurel Park to be Maryland’s new (old) training center.

Pimlico
10
Dec
  • Gary McGuigan
  • Maryland Board of Public Works
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Shamrock Farm

Pimlico Plus bonds receive AA rating

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 0
  • 2 min read

The Maryland Stadium Authority will look to sell more than $240 million in Pimlico Plus bonds, rated AA by ratings agencies, starting this week.

Mage Pimlico
26
Nov
  • Gary McGuigan
  • Jim Dresher
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • TK Kuegler

Bond sale nears as “Pimlico Plus” faces budget, timeline strain

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 2
  • 5 min read

The Maryland Stadium Authority expects to issue the first Pimlico Plus bonds in December, but the path forward remains complex.

Pimlico
18
Nov
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Sagamore Farm
  • Shamrock Farm

Sagamore in the running to be training center?

  • Frank Vespe / 8 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Maryland’s racing leadership long ago chose Shamrock Farm to be its new training center. So why is Sagamore Farm making its pitch?

Pimlico
21
Oct
  • Del. Vanessa Atterbeary
  • Greg Cross
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority
  • Office of Legislative Audits
  • Pimlico Plus
  • Sen. Bill Ferguson

Legislative audit rips MTROA operations

  • Frank Vespe / 8 months
  • 0
  • 6 min read

A new audity report has ripped the Md. Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority for significant weaknesses in its oversight of public dollars.

Pimlico
23
May
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Pimlico Plus

Last chance to own a piece of Pimlico

  • The Biz / 1 year
  • 14
  • 2 min read

An auction currently underway is selling off a wide variety of items from the soon-to-be-demolished Pimlico Race Course. Act fast!

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