The Maryland Jockey Club has been approved for 177 days of live racing in 2020 — fewer than in 2019 — and announced changes to the stakes schedule.
The Maryland Racing Commission Thursday announced a delay in implementation of its “house rules” to provide more time for public input.
The new so-called Maryland “house rules” regarding equine safety are both more – and less than that, a mixture of policies, house rules, and regulations with broad industry support.
With a bigger purse and longer distance, Laurel’s Selima Stakes may be poised to become more prominent, and trainer Phil Schoenthal’s one who welcomes it.
The 93rd running of the Laurel Futurity will take place September 21 at Laurel Park, and for the first time, Fasig-Tipton will be the title sponsor.
Ten times in a four-month period, new course records were set at Laurel Park, promoting the track to return to Teletimer, its former timing system.
With extreme heat in the forecast, Laurel Park will not race on Saturday, July 20.
The summer stakes schedule at Laurel Park will feature 13 added-money events with another 14 – worth almost $2 million combined – in September.
This week’s Off to the Races radio will include Md. Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra and Charles Town track announcer Paul Espinosa.
The Maryland Jockey Club Thursday pushed back against allegations backside workers live in “slumlike” conditions.