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Laurel Park
08
Jan
  • 1st Racing
  • Aidan Butler
  • Dale Capuano
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Mike Rogers
  • Stephen O'Neill
  • Tony Aguirre

Maryland horsemen in limbo with Laurel closure

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 4
  • 5 min read

With Laurel Park closed because of track issues for the third time this year, the MJC’s Mike Rogers met with restive Maryland horsemen Jan. 8.

Dinosaur Ben
08
Jul
  • Dinosaur Ben
  • Dr. Dionne Benson
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Ralph Santella
  • Stronach Group
  • Tony Aguirre

The farewells of Dinosaur Ben

  • Teresa Genaro / 5 years
  • 3
  • 8 min read

To his humans, Dinosaur Ben wasn’t just another horse. That’s why saying goodbye — twice, in a sense — was so hard.

06
Sep
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • TJ Aguirre
  • Tony Aguirre

Benny Havens gives trainer TJ Aguirre first winner

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

Benny Havens hung on to win the first race at Laurel Park Friday, giving young trainer T. J. Aguirre his first winner.

23
Jan
  • equine herpesvirus
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Tony Aguirre

English Tudor tests clean, Laurel quarantine lifted

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

English Tudor tested free of equine herpesvirus earlier today, prompting the Maryland Jockey Club to life the quarantine on Barn 20 at Laurel Park.

23
Jan
  • Chris Sterbenz
  • equine herpesvirus
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Tony Aguirre

Laurel EHV-1 scare shows fragility, connectedness of equine population

  • Frank Vespe / 8 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

A potential case of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) at Laurel Park has a barn under quarantine — and highlights how vulnerable horse populations can be.

Maryland Racing Commission
30
Nov
  • Catherine Bellinger
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Mike Hopkins
  • Tony Aguirre

Maryland Commission upholds methocarbamol DQ

  • Frank Vespe / 8 years
  • 1
  • 8 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission upheld the DQ of a horse with a methocarbamol overage, taking a tack opposite that of a Kentucky court earlier in 2017.

28
Jun
  • Carol Kaye
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Noah Abramson
  • Tony Aguirre

Trainer Abramson hits the ground running with back-to-back wins

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 0
  • 9 min read

Twenty-five-year-old trainer Noah Abramson’s first two starters, both at Laurel Park, have been winners, which isn’t a bad way to start a career.

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