Handle on its live product was up nearly 20 percent in 2016, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.
Pimlico will play host to just 12 days of live racing in 2017, plus other news and notes from today’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting.
The winter stakes schedule at Laurel Park features 22 stakes worth $2.2 million, the track announced.
The Maryland Jockey Club saw 16 percent growth on its De Francis Dash card, continuing a trend that will see handle rise nearly 20 percent over last year.
In an upbeat meeting today, the Maryland Racing Commission signed off on the Maryland Jockey Club’s request to run at least 162 days of live racing in 2017.
Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra has one eye on the weather and another on the fields as he prepares for Saturday’s 31st Maryland Million.
Laurel Park’s summer average handle grew 12 percent, the company announced… plus, a gallery of the summer’s racing stand.
The Maryland Jockey Club, owners of Laurel Park and Pimlico, will donate $10,000 to support relief of flood-ravaged Ellicott City.
The purchase of the Rosecroft Raceway harness track has been finalized, the Stronach Group announced today.
The preview day for the 2016 Claiming Crown will take place November 6 at Laurel Park and offer automatic entry to all nine Claiming Crown races.