Horses will undergo enhanced pre-race exams in Maryland, with state vets told to scratch horses if there are questions or concerns.
Maryland racing interests won’t oppose a Pimlico study bill in Annapolis – but continue to push hard for support for a Laurel Park “super track.”
The popular Totally Thoroughbred show for retired runners will not be held in 2019, the Maryland Jockey Club announced.
The Maryland racing industry is making strides, reps told the state Senate Budget Committee today, but more remains to be done.
Recent Grade 1 winners will have their starting and entry fees waived when running in Maryland Jockey Club stakes in 2019.
The Maryland Jockey Club stakes schedule, through Maryland Million day 2019, features 65 stakes, 13 graded, at Laurel and Pimlico.
The Maryland Stadium Authority’s Pimlico study envisions a track transformed in radical and surprising ways.
In the interests of fuller fields, the Maryland-bred waiver in $40,000 maiden claiming races has been axed for the winter.
The Maryland Jockey Club is expected to seek 180 days of live racing at its facilities in 2019 — up from 171 this year — and to make some tweaks to its stakes schedule.
Wintry weather forced the cancellation of racing at Laurel Park Thursday, making it a clean sweep in the region.