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“Pimlico Plus” bill gets final House approval
The Maryland House of Delegates on Monday gave its final approval of legislation to put the “Pimlico Plus” into action, moving it to the Senate.
Jockey Club Fact Book for 2024 now available
The Jockey Club Fact Book for 2024 is now available online, The Jockey Club announced in a release this week.
Meadowlands turf meet to begin October 1
The all-turf Monmouth-at-the-Meadowlands meet is slated to begin October 1 and will include seven evening cards.
Md. Racing Commission to ban corticosteroids
The Maryland Racing Commission, acting on the advice of its health and safety committee, committed to eliminating raceday thresholds of corticosteroids.
Delaware Park cancels Thursday card
Heavy rains have forced Delaware Park to cancel its Thursday, September 23 live racing card.
Md-bred maiden claiming waiver mothballed
In the interests of fuller fields, the Maryland-bred waiver in $40,000 maiden claiming races has been axed for the winter.
List of graded stakes includes 42 Midlantic races
The latest list of graded stakes includes 42 in the Mid-Atlantic, among them five Grade 1 races and eight Grade 2 events.
Give a gift, get a gift at Laurel Park
Fans will receive a gift Saturday at Laurel Park if they give a gift or donation to benefit the Maryland Horsemen’s Assistance Fund.
Fasig-Tipton 2018 Mixed Sale: By the numbers
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale will take place December 4, and we’ve crunched the numbers.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to award over $3 million in grants
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will grant more than $3 million to accredited aftercare organizations around the country, including almost a dozen in the Mid-Atlantic.
Fasig-Tipton adds 63 to December mixed sale
The 63 additions to December’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale include more than 50 horses of racing age.
For breeders, perfect’s the enemy of good
Breeders agree: there’s no perfect horse. But that doesn’t stop buyers from wanting them, including at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Yearling Sale.
Laurel Park to host Marylandia celebration
The event, featuring craft beers and ciders, live music, free gifts, and food trucks, will take place as part of Maryland Million day, October 17.
Laurel Park to introduce rolling Super Hi 5
Laurel Park will introduce a rolling Super Hi 5 starting Friday.
ARCI launches Compliance Committee
The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) has launched a Compliance Committee to review state medication policies and to advance reforms.
Monmouth Park numbers flat as meet concludes
A record-setting Haskell day enabled Monmouth Park to conclude its 2015 meet with average handle and attendance numbers similar to last year’s.
Check out the new “Off to the Races” Podcast!
Popular racing radio show Off to the Races returns as a weekly podcast, sponsored by the Virginia Equine Alliance and Virginia Thoroughbred Association!
Virginians (at last) take (Not the) Virginia Derby
Saturday’s Virginia Derby — err, Commonwealth Derby — finally belonged to a Virginia horse, after being run in Maryland. Confused?
Delaware horsemen cautiously hopeful for racing circuit
Delaware horsemen — who perhaps would be most affected by the implementation of a Maryland-Delaware racing circuit — are cautiously optimistic about it.
Notes from the Maryland Racing Commission
At today’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting: a new quality assurance program in equine testing, a sharp rise in Timonium handle, and more.
