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Anna's Bandit
06
Mar
  • Anna's Bandit
  • Governor Tom Wolf
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Runnin'toluvya
  • Tim Ritvo

PA battles, WV-breds, and more: The week in social media

  • Chelsea Lowman / 6 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Pennsylvania horse interests fight a legislative proposal, WV-breds are celebrated, and more, in the week in social media.

02
Mar
  • Belinda Stronach
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Stronach Group
  • Tim Ritvo

Tim Ritvo leaves Stronach Group

  • Press Release / 6 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The Stronach Group’s Chief Operating Officer Tim Ritvo has left the company, the organization said Monday.

Blue Prize
08
Aug
  • Belinda Stronach
  • Steve Koch
  • Stronach Group
  • Tim Ritvo

Steve Koch named Stronach Group racing VP

  • Press Release / 6 years
  • 1
  • 3 min read

Steve Koch, former head of the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance, will become VP-Racing for the Stronach Group.

Maryland Racing Commission
27
Jun
  • Alan Foreman
  • Alan Rifkin
  • Del. Nick Mosby
  • Friends of Pimlico Facebook group
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Michael Algeo
  • Tim Ritvo

Pimlico issue “will be resolved if it can be resolved,” MRC told

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 2
  • 8 min read

The future of Pimlico remains the thorniest local issue facing Maryland racing, but “good-faith” negotiations are raising hopes of a resolution.

Exaggerator
08
May
  • Alan Rifkin
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Tim Ritvo

Maryland Jockey Club seeks dismissal of Baltimore suit

  • Press Release / 6 years
  • 1
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Jockey Club moved today to have a judge dismiss Baltimore city’s suit seeking to take control of Pimlico and the Preakness.

Awesome Banner
09
Apr
  • Graham Motion
  • Kathy Guillermo
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
  • Santa Anita Park
  • Tim Ritvo

PETA-Stronach alliance spurs questions, concern

  • Teresa Genaro / 7 years
  • 3
  • 9 min read

The alliance between PETA and The Stronach Group, building for five years, has some in the industry worrying about what happens after Santa Anita.

04
Apr
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Tim Ritvo

Laurel “super track” bill will not advance, report says

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

A Stronach Group-promoted bill to support a “super track” at Laurel and revitalize the Bowie training center will not pass this session, according to a report.

12
Mar
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Tim Ritvo

Moving Preakness “won’t have effect” Pimlico advocates claim, Ritvo says

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Stronach Group COO Tim Ritvo said his company’s plans are in the best interests of Maryland racing – and won’t harm Baltimore the way some have suggested.

Late Night Pow Wow
08
Mar
  • Derby Bill Watson
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Off to the Races
  • Stephanie Nixon
  • Tim Ritvo

Off to the Races radio back in action Saturday

  • Press Release / 7 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Virginia Racing Commission member Stephanie Nixon and Stronach Group COO Tim Ritvo (tentative) headline Saturday’s Off to the Races radio.

Pimlico
07
Mar
  • Friends of Pimlico Facebook group
  • Joseph Bryce
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Mayor Catherine Pugh
  • Pimlico
  • Tim Ritvo

Hearings done, now comes hard part on Pimlico, industry future

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

After a second Pimlico hearing in three days in Annapolis, the burden falls to lawmakers to make decisions about the track and the industry’s future.

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