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Colonial Downs awarded 44 live days for 2025
Colonial Downs will race 44 days in 2025, starting with a 3-day spring meet and then continuing with 41 summer racing days.
MJC: Ken Brown retiring as track superintendent
Maryland Jockey Club track superintendent Ken Brown has retired effective Dec. 1, with longtime crew member Danny Finke the interim replacement.
Triple Crown, Maryland future on Off to the Races Radio Saturday
Off to the Races Radio returns Saturday, April 15 with its Maryland and Virginia editions Triple Crown chatter, Alan Foreman on Maryland’s future, and more.
Fasig-Tipton 2yo catalog now online
The catalog for the May Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of two-year-olds in training is now available online, the company said.
Advocates hope new bill creates framework for Md. racing’s future
A bill passed late in the legislative session creates a racetrack operating authority that advocates hope is the framework for Maryland racing’s future.
Colonial Downs announces 2021 slate
Colonial Downs will shift to an earlier post time for its 2021 schedule, which kicks off July 19 and runs through September 1.
First defendant sentenced in Servis-Navarro case
Scott Robinson became the first defendant sentenced in the Navarro-Servis doping case, incurring an 18-month prison sentence and forfeiting $3.8 million.
Laurel Park cancels March 12 card
With a case of equine herpesvirus leading to a quarantine on four barns, Laurel Park has canceled its March 12 racing card.
EHV-1 places 4 Laurel Park barns under quarantine
A case of equine herpesvirus on the Laurel Park backside has put four barns on semi-lockdown and caused a prohibition on leaving the grounds.
The week in social media: March 5
Maryland’s top performers honored, Derby day attendance, and jockeys behaving badly, in the week in social media.
Md Stadium Authority awards Pimlico project design contract
The project to redevelop the racing facilities at Laurel Park and Pimlico took a step forward with the awarding of a contract for the project’s design phase.
Weather forces cancellation of Colonial Downs Thursday card
Severe thunderstorms endangering fans, horsemen, and their horses forced Colonial Downs to cancel its Thursday card.
Pimlico negotiations going well, Commission told, but details are scarce
After a spring of acrimony, the sides negotiating the future of Pimlico are making “substantial progress,” the Maryland Racing Commission was told.
Barn fire, Monmouth Oaks, Big T: The week in social media
A barn fire hurt a local farm, the Monmouth Oaks is upon us, and it’s almost time for the Big T, in the week in social media.
ARCI backs enhanced NSAID and corticosteroid regs
The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) backs enhanced and renewed regs on certain medications.
Around the world in 7 days: The week in social media
A new $20 million race, a day of state-bred stakes, and a chance to get up close and personal, in the week in social media.
Steve Koch named Stronach Group racing VP
Steve Koch, former head of the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance, will become VP-Racing for the Stronach Group.
Charles Town horsemen hope purse boost spurs growth
Charles Town purses go up by about 17% starting tonight, and local horsemen hope the boost can bring horses and owners back to the track.
Roger Ramey, longtime fixture at Charles Town Races, passes
Roger Ramey, who helped Charles Town Races attain passage of legislation permitting slot machines, passed away August 1 at the age of 85.
Colonial Downs set to open with 10-race card, big fields
The new Colonial Downs will kick off its 2019 season Thursday with a 10-race card featuring big fields and plenty of grass racing.
