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Former KY Sen. Damon Thayer to keynote HBPA conference
Damon Thayer — who championed racing during his tenure in the Kentucky General Assembly — will be the keynote speaker at the National HBPA Conference
Rodney Jenkins celebration to be Jan. 14
A celebration of trainer Rodney Jenkins’ life, postponed because of the weather, will take place Jan. 14 at Laurel Park.
Off to the Races Radio: Saturday lineup
Off to the Races Radio returns Saturday, September 16 with shows in Virginia and Maryland and plenty of great guests.
Track condition now part of Equine Injury Database
The Equine Injury Database now includes data about 2021-2022 fatalities by track condition, as well as track surface.
Maryland Horse Foundation receives TCA grant
The Maryland Horse Foundation today announced it had received a TCA grant to support its career outreach work, including the Thoroughbred Career Program.
Laurel Park: Racing “ain’t gonna happen unless MRC feels it’s safe”
In a spirited meeting Tuesday, the Maryland Racing Commission indicated that it intends to take a more assertive role on the Laurel Park track surface.
Racing age horses power Fasig-Tipton mixed
Horses of racing age drove a sale that bounced back after sharp declines in 2020, with three horses surpassing $100,000.
Laurel Park will not race this upcoming weekend
With work to the dirt track ongoing, the Maryland Jockey Club announced that Laurel Park will not race during the upcoming weekend.
A step forward at Laurel Park
For the first time in over a week, horses will be permitted to use the entire width of the Laurel Park main track Tuesday, though workers are prohibited.
Fasig-Tipton: Of stakes winners and famous sibs
Among the horses of racing age offered at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale tomorrow are three stakes winners and some with famous siblings.
Laurel Park track remains partially closed
The interior portion of the Laurel Park main track will remain closed Monday for the eighth consecutive day.
Tesio Stakes tops Laurel Park Labor Day card
The Federico Tesio Stakes – a win-and-you’re-in for the Preakness – tops a big Labor Day card at Laurel Park, which is part of a nine-stake weekend.
Who are the Top Midlantic Trainers?
Which Midlantic trainers have been en fuego since the end of the coronavirus breaks? We wondered the same thing, and here are the answers.
Timonium will not run in 2020
With the Maryland State Fair as we have known looking unlikely, the Timonium race meet will not occur, those days being run instead at Laurel Park.
Laurel: Lasix-free baby race draws full field
Laurel Park’s first Lasix-free juvenile race of 2020, a maiden event, has drawn a full gate of 10 on Friday’s card.
Parx Racing, Colonial Downs cancel Tuesday cards
With Tropical Storm Isaias lashing the Mid-Atlantic region, Parx Racing has canceled its Tuesday card.
ARCI: Most positives therapeutic overages
The latest data from the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) indicate that most “positives” are overages of permitted medications.
Maryland set to offer first juvenile races of 2020
Laurel Park will offer its first baby races of 2020 — Lasix-free — as extras for its August 7 card, but the fate of a Lasix study was less clear.
Off to the Races radio set for August 1
Off to the Races Radio returns July 25 with a show featuring trainers Ferris Allen and Karen Godsey, handicapping with Derby Bill and more.
Rosario Montanez “doing well,” faces long road
Jockey Rosario Montanez, injured in a mid-July spill at Laurel Park, is doing well, his agent says, and eager to tackle the long road to return.
