A new operating agreement sees Laurel Park serving as a boutique-meet racetrack in future and not just a training center.
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.
The Maryland Stadium Authority’s board on Monday approved the $48.5 million purchase of Laurel Park for use as a Thoroughbred training center.
Is Maryland racing in the “best place” it’s been in eight years? So the Maryland Stadium Authority told the Commission last week.
What’s remarkable about the shambolic demise of the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority is it may reach the right conclusion after all.
Laurel lives? Laurel lives! The Maryland Stadium Authority announced today it will acquire Laurel Park to be Maryland’s new (old) training center.
The Maryland Stadium Authority will look to sell more than $240 million in Pimlico Plus bonds, rated AA by ratings agencies, starting this week.
The Maryland Stadium Authority expects to issue the first Pimlico Plus bonds in December, but the path forward remains complex.
Maryland’s racing leadership long ago chose Shamrock Farm to be its new training center. So why is Sagamore Farm making its pitch?
A new audity report has ripped the Md. Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority for significant weaknesses in its oversight of public dollars.
