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Maryland Jockey Club to race 120 days in 2025
The Maryland Jockey Club will race 120 days in 2025, with seven more days run at Timonium, under a slate approved by the Racing Commission Monday.
Inglis Digital October sale underway
More than 65 horses are entered in the Inglis Digital October 2024 sale, including a stakes-placed runner in foal to Justify.
NTRA announces Washington DC internship program
The new National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) internship program will allow students and recent grads a chance to learn about Capitol Hill.
FTC disapproves HISA drug rules
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday disapproved the proposed HISA drug rules because of ongoing legal uncertainty over the program.
ARCI urges delay in new HISA rules implementation
Citing a court ruling that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) is unconstitutional, ARCI has called for a delay in rules set for Jan. 1.
Delaware Park announcer John Curran to retire
John Curran, the announcer at Delaware Park for 37 years, will call the final race of his career on the track’s final day of 2020, October 17.
Premier Star, Like a Saltshaker, and more: The week in social media
Premier Star won the Jersey Shore, Laurel Park reopens, and more, in the week in social media.
ARCI: “Too many unanswered questions” to support federal bill
The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) has taken no position on the proposed federal racing bill, saying too much remains unknown.
A few minutes with… Aftercare Charles Town
We spend a few minutes with Georgiana Pardo, president of Aftercare Charles Town, an organization which helps horsemen find homes for their retiring horses.
Fans allowed to return to Laurel Park
For the first time in seven months, fans will be permitted to attend live racing at Laurel Park, albeit in limited numbers.
Off to the Races podcast: Carol Holden featured
Off to the Races soldiers on with a podcast and a new format, featuring one longer, in-depth interview, today with Carol Holden of West Virginia Breeders Classics.
Maryland Jockey Club unveils 2019 stakes slate
The Maryland Jockey Club stakes schedule, through Maryland Million day 2019, features 65 stakes, 13 graded, at Laurel and Pimlico.
From Pimlico to Palio, study envisions transformed Old Hilltop
The Maryland Stadium Authority’s Pimlico study envisions a track transformed in radical and surprising ways.
WV Racing Commission approves Charles Town stakes schedule
The West Virginia Racing Commission Thursday approved Charles Town’s 2019 stakes schedule — despite some of the same misgivings it had when it delayed approval last year.
Maryland Stadium Authority: $424 million to demolish, rebuild Pimlico
The second phase of the Maryland Stadium Authority says it will cost $424 million to demolish and rebuild Pimlico to make it viable as a long-term Preakness home.
Jockeys’ Guild elects new board members
At its annual meeting earlier this week, the Jockeys’ Guild elected new board members and officers, as well as conducting other business.
Hammond, Burnham added to Racing Hall of Fame Media Roll of Honor
Broadcaster Tom Hammond and the late cinematographer Joe Burnham have been selected to the National Museum of Racing’s Media Roll of Honor.
Fasig-Tipton Mixed: Top line numbers dip, but with key bright spots
The top line numbers for Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale lagged last year’s, but a new regional sire made a splash.
Fasig-Tipton Mixed: Three things to watch for
Picking apart the trends, here are three things to watch for in today’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Mixed Sale.
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed: Some hips to watch
Our correspondent identifies some hips she’ll be watching at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale December 4.
