Talk Show Man won the Maryland Million Turf twice, four years apart. Now thriving in a new career, he’s also got a beer named in his honor.
The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and Horse Breeders Association today came out in opposition to a proposed partial Lasix ban.
The agreement will provide Maryland-breds about 9.4 percent of the total 2018 purse account for each of the next five years.
The Maryland racing industry is making strides, reps told the state Senate Budget Committee today, but more remains to be done.
Diamond King got it done in the Federico Tesio Stakes today at Laurel Park, making him Preakness-bound.
Eight-year-old Mike Harrison homebred Talk Show Man is set to make his fifth Maryland Million start Saturday in the Turf, which he won in 2014.
Veterinarian Michael Harrison is the new president of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, with a new vice-president and secretary/treasurer also announced.
A trio of state-bred stakes at Laurel Park showed how patience and feel — and connections — mean everything in the breeding game.
The key to trainings, says Jose Corrales, is “trying to find your horse.” It certainly worked for his Bodhisattva and two other Pimlico stakes winner Saturday.
After the two biggest races of Maryland Million day, one trainer fought back tears, while one owner couldn’t stop talking.