BALTIMORE – Maryland lawmakers have passed legislation to rebuild the Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes. The Stronach Group, the current owner of Pimlico, will transfer ownership to the state to renovate and redevelop the race course. The…
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Historic Laurel Park faces shaky future
A determination will come from the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority to make recommendations on the redevelopment of Laurel Park and Pimlico racecourses – the two most prominent, historic, but aging, Thoroughbred racetracks in the state.
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.
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.