Weather Forces MJC to Cancel Six Pimlico Races May 27
A severe thunderstorm forced the Maryland Jockey Club to cancel the final six races of a 10-race program at Pimlico Race Course on May 27.
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Father, Son Riders Pushing One Another in Maryland
Veteran jockey Steve "Cowboy" Hamilton is indebted to his son, Wes, for helping him to make a comeback on the Maryland circuit after a 10-year absence from competition. Wes may someday owe much of his success to the tutelage of his father.
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Asmussen Earns Second Maryland Jockey Club Bonus
For the second consecutive year, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen claimed the top prize in the Maryland Jockey Club's $100,000 bonus program offered to trainers for their participation in stakes races over Preakness weekend at Pimlico Race Course.
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Maryland Horse Industry Adds $1.3 Billion to Economy
The report found the horse industry total employment impact is more than 21,000 jobs, including a more than $500 million impact from the horse racing sector alone.
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Pimlico Race Course Opens 12-Day Meet May 10
Championship racing returns to legendary Pimlico Race Course May 10 for the opening of its 12-day Preakness Meet at Pimlico, highlighted by the 143rd running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday, May 19.
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Forecast Forces Laurel Park to Postpone March 2 Program
Heavy rain and high winds from Winter Storm Riley forecast to hit March 1 has forced The Maryland Jockey Club to postpone the live program March 2 at Laurel Park.
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Maryland Jockey Club’s 2017 Handle Tops $600 Million
The Maryland Jockey Club announced Jan. 6 total handle on races at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course in 2017 exceeded $600 million for the first time since 2008.
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Trainer Eddie Gaudet Dies at Age 87
Edmond "Eddie" Gaudet, a trainer of more than 1,700 winners and patriarch of one of Maryland's best known and respected racing families, died peacefully at home Jan. 4. He was 87.
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Laurel Park Cancels Live Racing
The Maryland Jockey Club canceled live racing for Sunday, Dec. 31 and Monday, Jan. 1 at Laurel Park due to extreme cold temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Leatherbury, Maryland Racing Mourn Ben's Cat
Connections and Maryland horsemen salute four-time Maryland Horse of the Year Ben's Cat following his July 18 death at age 11.
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Laurel Park Summer Meet Begins June 9
With an emphasis on racing over its world-class turf course, Laurel Park will look to maintain the momentum from a record-setting Preakness Meet at Pimlico Race Course at its 33-day summer stand starting Friday, June 9.
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Preakness Sets Handle, Attendance Records
Attendance for the Preakness, won by Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence's Cloud Computing, was 140,327, eclipsing last year's record of 135,256.
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College Student Sano Assists Father's Racing Stable
Alessandro "Alex" Sano is a key part of dad Antonio Sano's racing operation that includes Gunnevera, who has been entered for Saturday's Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.
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U.S. Court Defines Contest Entry Fees as Wagers
In a victory for The Stronach Group tracks suing the contest site Derby Wars, a U.S. District Court has ruled that entry fees paid in contests are considered wagers under the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978.
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What's Going On Here: Sure Things
Pimlico's future, improving Maryland program the topics of Preakness week
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Thrill Never Gets Old for 'Voice of the Preakness'
In nearly four decades as a track announcer, Dave Rodman has enjoyed some of racing's finest moments—and a few of the craziest.
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Old Hilltop Award Will Go to Dunleavy
Veteran journalist Jim Dunleavy, Mid-Atlantic correspondent for the Daily Racing Form, has been named winner of the 2017 Old Hilltop Award, presented by the Maryland Jockey Club for covering thoroughbred racing with excellence and distinction.
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Wagering Increased at Laurel Park Winter Meet
The Maryland Jockey Club reported substantial across-the-board wagering increases during the 56-day winter meet at Laurel Park.
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MJC Special Award of Merit to Photographer McCue
Longtime track photographer Jim McCue, whose career includes documenting four Triple Crown champions, has been selected to receive the 2017 Special Award of Merit, given by the Maryland Jockey Club.
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Topped by Always Dreaming, Preakness Field Taking Shape
Impressive Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner (G1) Always Dreaming will head to historic Pimlico Race Course for the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, the 142nd Preakness Stakes (G1) May 20.
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Maryland Jockey Club Announces Media Award Winners
Maryland Jockey Club Announces Media Award Winners
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Maryland Jockey Club Offers $100,000 Trainer Bonus
The Maryland Jockey Club is offering a $100,000 bonus to trainers that accumulate the most points by running a minimum of five horses in stakes races on Preakness weekend, May 19-20, at Pimlico Race Course.
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Hunt to Headline Preakness InfieldFest Concert
The Budweiser InfieldFest is a full day, eclectic music festival.
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Maryland Jockey Club Reports Spike in 2016 Handle
The Maryland Jockey Club continued growing its Thoroughbred product and handle in 2016, announcing Jan. 9 that total handle was up 19.7% from 2015 and in-state wagering was up 18.4%.
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Pimlico to Run 12 Days of Racing in 2017
That lump of coal that Pimlico Race Course fans received in their stockings came in the form of official word Dec. 20 that the home of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) would, in 2017, also be the home to only 11 additional days of live racing.
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Laurel Announces Winter Stakes Schedule
Laurel Park's 56-day winter meet to offer 22 stakes worth $2.2 million.
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Goodall Ready for Another Maryland Million
Cricket Goodall has seen Maryland Million grow and flourish to become the second-biggest day on the state's racing calendar behind only the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), and even serve as the inspiration for copycat events throughout North America.
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Preakness Tickets on Sale Oct. 17
The Maryland Jockey Club announced Oct. 14 that tickets for the 2017 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), Black-Eyed Susan (gr. II), and InfieldFest at Pimlico Race Course will go on sale at 10 a.m. EDT, Oct. 17.
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Strong Handle for Commonwealth Cup Day
Maryland Jockey Club reports total handle Saturday on Laurel Park's Commonwealth Day was up 72.5 percent from last year.
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Stronach Tracks Address 'Program Trainers'
Believing suspended trainer Marcus Vitali may have been working with trainer Allan Hunter to effectively train horses during his suspension, The Stronach Group announced this week that no entries would be taken for horses trained by Vitali.
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Laurel Turf Festival Gets 200-Plus Nominees
Laurel Park's Sept. 10 Turf Festival, highlighted by five grass stakes worth $500,000, attracted more than 200 nominations, Maryland Jockey Club officials said.
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MJC Reports Handle Increase at Laurel Meet
Total pari-mutuel handle during the Laurel Park summer meet that ended Aug. 21 increased 20.2% from the comparable meet in 2015, according to Maryland Jockey Club statistics.
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Laurel Meet Training Title Ends in Dead Heat
The Laurel Park summer meet training title ended up in a tie between Tim Keefe and Hamilton Smith, but jockey Jevian Toledo easily captured the riding title.
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Timonium Trainer Bonuses Increase to $20,000
The Maryland State Fair will offer trainer bonuses worth $20,000 for the seven-day Timonium meet that begins Aug. 26.
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Former Jockey, Racing Official Lee Dies at 79
Former jockey and Maryland Jockey Club clerk of scales Thomas "Tommy" Lee died Aug. 3 at the Delaware Hospice Center. He was 79.
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Laurel Adds New High-Definition Infield Board
Coming on the heels of a successful 28-day meet at Pimlico Race Course, the Maryland Jockey Club shifts live racing to Laurel Park for the opening of its summer meet with a nine-race twilight program July 1.
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MJC Reports Increased Average Daily Handle
The Maryland Jockey Club announced June 29 that daily handle was up nearly 22% from the previous year during the recently concluded Preakness Meet at Pimlico Race Course.
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Page McKenney Recovering From Tendon Filling
There is no timetable for a return to the races for Adam and Jalin Stable's millionaire Page McKenney, but he continues to recover from filling in a tendon that led to his scratch from the May 20 Sagamore Spirit Pimlico Special (gr. III).
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NYRA Commissions New Triple Crown Trophy
The next time a horse is awarded the Triple Crown trophy will be the first time for a new design, as New York Racing Association president Chris Kay has commissioned a new trophy to replace the one awarded to many previous Triple Crown winners.
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Classic-Placed Divining Rod Nearing Return
Lael Stables' grade 3 winner Divining Rod, third behind 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the 140th Preakness Stakes (gr. I), is getting closer to his first race of the season.
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WGOH: Pimlico Is About the People
Preakness weekend hospitality far outshines the venue
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MJC: Preakness Set Handle, Attendance Records
The Maryland Jockey Club reported attendance and total pari-mutuel handle records for the May 21 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) program at Pimlico Race Course.
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Record Attendance for Black-Eyed Susan Card
The Maryland Jockey Club reported record attendance and an increase in handle for the May 20 card at Pimlico Race Course, highlighted by Go Maggie Go’s impressive Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) score.
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As Usual, Weather Forecast Breakfast Topic
The weather forecast for Preakness Stakes (gr. I) day not surprisingly generated talk during the May 19 Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico Race Course.
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Stronach Group Has Deal to Buy Rosecroft
The Stronach Group May 16 said it has entered into an agreement to purchase Rosecroft Raceway, one of two harness tracks in Maryland and a major off-track wagering outlet for Thoroughbred racing, from owner Penn National Gaming Inc.
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Preakness: Abiding Star Needs Quarantine Lift
Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra confirmed May 14 that Pimlico Race Course is prepared to take special precautions to accept the Parx-based horses, both of which never showed signs of illness during the quarantine.
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Average Daily Handle Jumps at Laurel Park
Average daily pari-mutuel handle for the recent Laurel Park meet increased 34.6% from the comparable meet in 2015, the Maryland Jockey Club reported May 10.
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Dazzling Gem, Fellowship Eye Preakness
Steve Landers Racing's Dazzling Gem and Jacks or Better Farm's Fellowship were added to the list of Preakness Stakes (gr. I) candidates May 9.
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Improvements in Place for Pimlico Meet
Because of a scheduling change in Maryland, the winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will be on the grounds at Pimlico Race Course before the track's 2016 meet begins.
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Prado Returns to Maryland Circuit Full-Time
Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado, a winner of 24 riding titles at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park, is returning to Maryland beginning with the May 12 opening of the Pimlico meet.
