The only thing that will keep Pimlico Race Course in business as a racetrack is if the Preakness Stakes (G1) stays. But the only thing that will keep the Preakness at Pimlico is if the racetrack gets revamped by the Maryland Stadium Authority.
Sure, the season's second classic will highlight the weekend's racing, but the Preakness Stakes (G1), as the Mid-Atlantic region's biggest race of the year, also provides some attention to the relaunch of the MATCH Series.
What might make Kasey K Racing Stable, Michael Day, and Final Turn Racing Stable's Goodonehoney something special is that she's won her two races without much going her way, and the results have been more than impressive.
With a surge in the final furlong of the April 21 Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park, Diamond King secured a place in the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Jevian Toledo, Maryland's leading rider in 2015 and 2017, made his return to the irons with a pair of mounts March 9 at Laurel Park.
A winter storm forced cancellations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic.
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.
Peter Blum's filly Oh My dueled on the front end into deep stretch to hold off a determined late challenge, capturing the fourth race at Laurel Park Feb. 25 and giving trainer Brittany Trimble her first career victory.
A step up to top-level company could be next for Ms Locust Point after she splashed her way to a gate-to-wire, 4 1/2-length victory in the $300,000 Barbara Fritchie Stakes (G2) Feb. 17 at Laurel Park.
Highway Star has been assigned as the 124-pound highweight, and was given the outside post in a field of 11 older fillies and mares for the Barbara Fitchie, facing a tough task off the layoff in her 5-year-old debut against some sharp rivals.
Laurel returns with a nine-race program Saturday, Feb. 3.
Jevian Toledo, Maryland's leading rider of 2017, is hopeful of returning to action late next month after being injured in a spill during training hours Sunday morning at Laurel Park.
Following the news of equine herpesvirus-1 positives at both Belmont Park and Laurel Park,, Oaklawn Park announced Jan. 21 that horses stabled at either track will be prohibited from entering the Hot Springs, Ark., grounds until further notice.
Jevian Toledo, the leading rider in Maryland with 144 wins in 2017, will be sidelined indefinitely following a spill during training hours Jan. 21 at Laurel Park.
Jacks or Better Farm homebred Awesome Banner started out 2018 with a return to the winner's circle. The 5-year-old son of Awesome of Course pulled away to win by a half-length in the $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes Jan. 20 at Laurel Park.
Multiple graded stakes-winning homebreds Awesome Banner and millionaire Favorite Tale will have their 10 rivals surrounded when they load in the gate for the $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes Jan. 20 at Laurel Park.
PJG Stable's multiple graded-stakes winning homebred Favorite Tale became racing's newest millionaire with a hard-fought 1 1/4-length victory over Struth in the $100,000 Dave's Friend Jan. 8 at Laurel Park.
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.
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.
A continuation of extreme cold temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region has caused the Maryland Jockey Club to cancel live racing at Laurel Park for Jan. 5.
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.
Cash is King and LC Racing's Diamond King pressed the pace early and battled back against Devine Entry mid-stretch to score by 1 1/2 lengths in the $100,000 Heft Stakes at Dec. 30 Laurel Park.
M M G Stables' El Areeb, who opened the year with back-to-back grade 3 victories before being injured, will attempt to end his sophomore season in successful fashion in the $100,000 Dave's Friend Stakes at Laurel Park.
Apprentice Wes Hamilton won his first two professional races Dec. 11 at Laurel Park in his only mounts on the card. It was also the first time that he beat his dad to the finish line.
With Vua Saigon's win in the fifth race on the Dec. 9 Laurel Park card, trainer Jeff Runco joined an exclusive club as he becomes just the twelfth conditioner in the history of North American Thoroughbred racing to reach the 4,000 win plateau.
