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Maryland Racing Commission supports program to boost Maryland-breds
The Maryland Racing Commission today adopted an initiative to boost breeding in the state. Advocates endorsed a step they view as crucial, but not everyone is pleased.
Unsung: Local folks who help keep Maryland racing
by Teresa Genaro No shortage of racing memories have been made at the track they call Old Hilltop. That hill in the infield isn’t around anymore, but there are plenty of people at Pimlico this weekend whose memories of the track and the race go back decades, and who...
Preakness Memory: Scrappy T, Afleet Alex and things that go bump in the day
In this Preakness memory, Nick Hahn recounts the tale of Scrappy T, who nearly brought his local connections from triumph to tragedy in two jumps.
Unsung: Assistant Preakness starter aims to comfort skittish horses
Assistant starter Chris Campitelli and the rest of the gate crew have one of the toughest unsung jobs in the game: making sure a bunch of skittish horses settle and break cleanly. Teresa Genaro gets the lowdown (with video).
Special Specials: Marking 3 famed runnings of Pimlico’s greatest handicap race
This year’s running of the Pimlico Special marks three great anniversaries for the race, including the 75th anniversary of one of racing’s greatest contests: the Seabiscuit-War Admiral match race.
No Excuses Needed for pre-Preakness Alibi Breakfast
At the pre-Preakness Alibi Breakfast, laughs, lox, and Black-Eyed Susans flow freely. And maybe an alibi or two.
Preakness Memory: Ryan Fogelsonger (video)
Jockey Ryan Fogelsonger went from new apprentice to riding in the Preakness in remarkably short order. In this video, he tells us about that experience.
“Trying harder” to fill Preakness weekend stakes
With more than a dozen stakes during Preakness weekend, Maryland Jockey Club stakes coordinator Coley Blind and his crew have their hands full to make sure the fields are full. That’s why “trying harder” is something of a mantra for them.
Hall of Fame horses and us
One participant in Saturday’s Md. Hall of Fame induction said he’d have done anything for the horse inducted. Frank Vespe ponders why that would be.
Herbicide-sprayed road to Louisville may impact Virginia Derby
The point system to qualify for the Kentucky Derby may have a negative impact on the Virginia Derby — two months later and on a different surface. Nick Hahn examines why.
