As Laurel Park readies for Maryland Million, experts discuss safety of troubled sport

New safety measures may not be enough to quiet criticism of the sport, which has seen numerous, high-profile horse deaths.

The Preakness was under the spotlight after deaths at Churchill Downs earlier this month

By JESSIE SCHWARTZ Capital News Service BALTIMORE – Wearing shirts emblazoned with the phrase “horse racing” but with “racing” crossed out and “killing” in its place, about 50 members of Horseracing Wrongs, a non profit organization working to end horseracing,…

Baltimore businesses brace for possible Preakness move

BALTIMORE – After nearly 150 years of calling Baltimore home, the Preakness Stakes could be leaving the city in 2021, a move that would take one of the area’s biggest party days of the year – and a lot of…

With Black Jockeys in Maryland Scarce, Malcolm Franklin Perseveres

There is something absurdly dangerous about a man intentionally making himself as frail as possible, riding a 1,500-pound muscular animal, and fighting for position on a track filled with similarly starved men — atop similarly sinewy horses. For one of Maryland’s only black jockeys, life is even tougher.

Rosecroft Raceway returns for a new live racing season

Rosecroft Raceway is back with a new year of harness racing and with a loyal following of fans.