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Lessons from the Kentucky Derby: Derby pie and processed cheese
The Kentucky Derby is about more than hats, juleps, and wagering. It’s also about where to wager on Sunday, processed cheese, and Derby pie, whatever that is.
NJ breeders hang on in the face of challenges
New Jersey breeding has faced its share of troubles in the last decade, and the Courier-Post newspaper outlines the challenges.
Virginia Gold Cup makes a bet on wagering
Virginia steeplechase racing draws big crowds, and the Virginia Gold Cup is hoping to turn those throngs into bettors. Nick Hahn looks into an initiative with widespread industry support but nevertheless an uncertain future.
Wine, horses, and song — mostly wine — draw big crowd to Decanter
Young, thirsty, and part of a couple was the core demographic of last weekend’s Decanter event at Pimlico. Our man on the spot says it was all about wine, horses, and song — but mostly wine.
Timely decision on Classic
It may not have been the fastest nine furlongs in history, but Game On Dude's Charles Town Classic will go down as the fastest 1 minute and 52.27 seconds of all time. That's because Charles Town Races announced today that it had revised the time to 1:49.93, according...
Miles to go before I sleep after CT’s “pretty cool” day
by Teresa Genaro Call me "the woman who left Keeneland to drive to Charles Town." It's true, even if no one would believe it. Charles Town Races sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains, roughly equidistant, a 90-minute car trip, from both Baltimore and Washington, D.C. It’s...
Zimny and Charles Town aiming for G1 status with Classic
Soon after the post-race celebration ended in the winner's circle following Game On Dude's victory in the fifth running of the Grade II, $1.5 million Charles Town Classic, Charles Town's Vice President of Racing Operations, Erich Zimny, took a moment to reflect on the...
Did Dude set a record? CT to revisit Classic time
Game On Dude won Saturday’s G2 Charles Town Classic in an official time of 1:52.27, but the track has said it will review the final time. Our man Ted Black says that’s a good thing — because logic, and nearly a dozen hand-timings of the race, suggest that Dude was a lot closer to the stakes record than to the pedestrian official time.
Newsmaker Interview: Bruce Quade, Part 2 of 2
On Wednesday, we presented part one of our two-part interview with Maryland racing Commission chairman Bruce Quade (here). Part 2 is here. Bruce Quade has been chairman of the Maryland Racing Commission for a bit less than one year. In that time, he has helped to...
Inside the sausage: How MRC rules become final regs
On Tuesday the Maryland Racing Commission voted to move forward in its adoption of medication rules that are uniform with those in other mid-Atlantic states. That means that as early as September 1, Maryland's racing rules will allow raceday Lasix only if administered...
