Double Grammy winner Lorde will headline this year’s Preakness InfieldFest, the Maryland Jockey Club has announced.
In Virginia, no one in racing is happy these days. In Maryland, everyone is. That’s what we discovered during a busy week.
The Maryland Jockey Club today announced it has increased the purse for the Preakness Stakes (G1) from $1 million to $1.5 million.
The Maryland Jockey Club today unveiled a new logo for Black-Eyed Susan Day and announced a new brand for the event.
It was a busy agenda for the Maryland Racing Commission meeting, which adopted a new void-claim rule and declined to reconsider medication rules, among other actions.
Last weekend’s Thoroughbred Makeover at Pimlico showcased the versatility of the racehorse and, according to some, is exactly “what racing needs.”
Top rider Ramon Dominguez, now retired, will attend opening Saturday at Laurel Park, participating in a special ceremony and autograph session.
The Maryland Racing Commission today gave conditional approval to a rule that would void claims of horses who suffer catastrophic breakdowns — another step, it said, to protect horse safety.
Getting new fans to an old sport conducted in an old facility — Pimlico — is a challenge Tom Chuckas faces every spring. Fortunately, an old race, the Preakness, gives him a head start.