Laurel Park

This Saturday (October 6th) at Laurel Park is Maryland’s Day At The Race. Better known as Jim McKay’s Maryland Million, It’s the one racing day of the year in Maryland where owners of runners either bred in Maryland or their sire was state bred, qualify to run on this great day of celebrating thoroughbred horse [...]

A recent Blood-Horse.com article proclaimed the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) gave initial approval for Exchange Wagering. Currently, there are only two U.S. states that have passed legislation authorizing exchange wagering on the ponies: New Jersey and California. It would be nice to see similar legislation get introduced in “The Land of Pleasant Living” (aka [...]

So what has been your typical Halloween night activities Strolling your neighborhood with your young ones as they beg for candy from your neighbors who you rarely even look up to to say “HI” to any other time during the year? Or do you drive your teenagers to the local haunted house or hayride? Or [...]

The Mario Pino, push towards #10 on the all-time winningest jockey list continued this week, slowly but surely. In the nightcap (8th race) on Friday evening at Presque Isle Downs, Mario guided For the Effect to victory, recording his 6,470th career win to tie Earlie Fires for 10th. On Saturday, Pino will attempt to grab [...]

For those who enjoy watching the races from lovely Laurel Park via HRTV or favorite online wagering website, you will see something new in the stretch to the Finish Line…. graphics. Much like the graphics you see during any football telecast that shows the first down yard marker and what down and yards to go, [...]

Remnants of Hurricane Isaac streaked across the Timonium Fair Grounds just before call to the post for the final race of the meeting Monday afternoon, necessitating officials to cancel the race and end the program. The 2012 meeting ended with a tie for training honors between Jamie Ness and Hugh McMahon. Both saddled five winners [...]

LAUREL, MD. 07-17-12—The Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) unveiled the 2012 Laurel Park fall schedule on Tuesday after reaching agreement with both the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and Maryland Horse Breeders Association. The schedule was approved by the Maryland Racing Commission hours earlier at its monthly meeting. After a 15-week break, which will include seven (7) [...]

Finally electricity has been restored to the Testoni household. I never thought in my lifetime that I would have to resort to living like a Pilgrim, minus the wool garb, and dirt floors. Either way, I was lucky enough not to see the Orioles last weekend, but unlucky enough not to see them the last [...]

Pimlico Announces Final Spring Meet Handle Figures BALTIMORE, 05-23-12—The Maryland Jockey Club concluded its spring meeting at Pimlico Race Course last weekend, posting average wagering figures which were 9% higher than the 2011 spring meet. The average daily handle went from $4.72 million to $5.17 million. The stand featured 29 live racing dates and 21 simulcast days. [...]

Saturday marks the final racing day at Laurel Park until early August. The next live racing date in Maryland is next Friday (March 30th) at Pimlico Race Course for the first of 29 racing live days concluding on Preakness Day, Saturday May 19th. Nationally there are two (2) Derby prep races this weekend. The first [...]