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15
Apr
  • Fred Tallarico
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Phoebe Hayes
  • Pimlico
  • Tom Chuckas
  • Tony Marino
  • Trevor McCarthy

Unsung racing: An usher’s day at the races

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Fred Tallarico worked as a Pimlico usher for 59 Preaknesses. This past Sunday at Pimlico was “Fred’s Day at the Races,” in the latest “Unsung Racing.”

10
Apr
  • Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Race Horse Development Fund
  • slots revenue
  • Tom Chuckas

Pennsylvania slots report shows racing’s challenges

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
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  • 5 min read

A state report on Pennsylvania slots revenue also reveals much about the state of racing, and its challenges, in Pennsylvania and beyond.

02
Apr
  • Black-Eyed Susan S.
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Tom Chuckas

Newsmaker Interview: Tom Chuckas, part 2

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

We sat down with Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas to get his take on the past, present, and future of Maryland racing. Part 2 of two.

01
Apr
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Tom Chuckas

Maryland racing shifts to Pimlico starting Thursday

  • The Biz / 11 years
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  • 4 min read

The Preakness, a couple dozen other stakes, and a full promotions schedule herald the arrival of spring and racing at Pimlico.

01
Apr
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Pimlico
  • Tom Chuckas

Newsmaker interview: Tom Chuckas, part 1

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 1
  • 7 min read

We sat down with Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas to get his take on the past, present, and future of Maryland racing.

21
Mar
  • Preakness
  • Preakness InfieldFest
  • Tom Chuckas

Switchfoot, other bands set to play Preakness InfieldFest

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The Maryland Jockey Club today announced that Switchfoot, Eli Young Band, Sundy Best and Go Go Gadjet will perform on the Jägermeister stage on Preakness day.

18
Mar
  • Alan Foreman
  • apprentice jockeys
  • Bruce Quade
  • David Hayden
  • Jockeys Guild
  • Kristina McManigell
  • Linda Gaudet
  • Louis Ulman
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Mindy Coleman
  • Tom Chuckas

Maryland Racing Commission tweaks jockey weight allowance rule

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today tweaked the rules regarding apprentice jockey weight allowances, but the Jockeys’ Guild was still dissatisfied.

05
Mar
  • Abel Castellano
  • Eli Rosa
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Tom Chuckas
  • void claim rule

Abel Castellano returns to Maryland riding colony

  • The Biz / 11 years
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  • 3 min read

Journeyman rider Abel Castellano, who has won nearly 700 career races in Maryland, returned to Laurel Park’s jockey colony today after six months in New York.

27
Feb
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Preakness
  • Preakness International Pavilion
  • Tom Chuckas

Peru to be host nation for Preakness International Pavilion

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Peru will serve as the host nation of the 2014 International Pavilion at the 139th Preakness® Stakes, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.

18
Feb
  • Pimlico
  • Preakness
  • Tom Chuckas

Maryland Jockey Club announces Pimlico stakes schedule

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Jockey Club today unveiled the 2014 spring Pimlico stakes schedule.

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