Laurel Park

Md. passes thoroughbred breeder incentive program amid bickering

2013-05-21 17:09:00

The Maryland Racing Commission passed a revised incentive program Tuesday meant to persuade thoroughbred breeders to operate in the state and owners of those horses to run on its tracks, but might have shattered the harmony achieved among the sports'...

Organizers declare the 138th Preakness a success

2013-05-20 14:57:54

The numbers alone say the 138th Preakness was a huge success. A crowd of 117,203, the fourth largest in Preakness history, was on hand to see long-shot Oxbow's shocking win and heavy-favorite Orb's disappointing run. And the total handle for the day...

Lots of differing opinions on what to do with Pimlico

2013-05-19 13:41:00

Tear it down. Fix it up. Keep it here. Move it there. Many at Pimlico Race Course Saturday, from celebrated trainers to $2 bettors, offered thoughts of what to do with Old Hilltop, the methuselan home of the 138th Preakness Stakes. The Maryland Jockey...

Orb co-owner Janney, a Preakness fixture, has sobering message for Kentucky

2013-05-17 10:24:02

Stuart Janney III's presence at the Preakness Stakes has never been dependent on the runners in his stable. As a product of one of the more storied families in Maryland racing, being at Old Hilltop this time of year is a regular part of his schedule, as...

Maryland Jockey Club handicapper Frank Carulli taking his dream to Vegas

2013-05-16 14:42:00

For Frank Carulli, it's not just a cliche anymore. He really is going to be living the dream in a few weeks. The longtime Maryland Jockey Club handicapper and race analyst is working his final Preakness on Saturday and will finish out the spring meet at...

Screening horses for ailments, doping ahead of Preakness a 'sophisticated' task

2013-05-16 19:14:54

In a pair of low-slung green stables manned by security guards and watched by 24-hour surveillance cameras, a pack of brawny young horses will be monitored, poked and assessed down to the blood in their veins. The horses set to race in the 138th...

The newest thing in Maryland horse racing: optimism

2013-05-16 11:27:00

The Kentucky Derby winner and oddsmakers' favorite for the Preakness Stakes isn't exactly a Maryland horse, but he's close — Orb is partially owned by a Baltimore County businessman, and his sire spent some time in Harford County. Attendance at...

Kevin Krigger could ride into Preakness history as black jockey

2013-05-15 18:58:00

The day after riding in the Kentucky Derby, Kevin Krigger packed his family and gear and headed for Pimlico Race Course — by way of Cincinnati. A woman there had captured his heart. She was Liliane Casey, 88, whose father, Jimmy Winkfield, was the...

Jockeys call for increased disability insurance

2013-05-13 17:43:00

Jerry Bailey can look back on a Hall of Fame jockey career that featured 5,892 victories but also the searing memory of 17 fractures, including a broken back, jaw and collarbone, and several busted ribs. Yet Bailey considers himself lucky. He never...

Jockeying for position

2013-05-14 18:49:00

Behind a door just off the paddock area of Pimlico Race Course, several jockeys are prepping for the day's races. They're handicapping the competition, comparing notes on horses and, in at least one case, going through a yoga sequence: reaching back to...

Racetrack handicapper has fresh face, old-school approach

2013-05-13 06:09:00

In the first week of her reporting internship for a horse-racing newspaper, Gabby Gaudet nervously approached one of the most celebrated figures in the sport. "Can you tell me how you first got involved in the game?" she asked Kelly Breen, who trained the...

Digest: UMES bid for bowling three-peat falls short

2013-04-13 22:59:00

Colleges UMES bid for bowling three-peat falls short UMES' bid to become the first women's bowling team to win three straight titles ended in the semifinals of the NCAA championships late Friday night in Canton, Mich. Vanderbilt eliminated the Hawks,...

Though bred in Kentucky, Laurel Park was training ground for the flighty Damascus, who channeled his nervous energy into victories. He won 21 of 32 starts and finished out of the money once, when injured in his last race.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

in 1983 aboard Deputed Testamony, a Maryland-bred long shot. It was the highlight of a storied career for Miller, of Jessup, who won 2,856 races aboard mounts totaling more than $37 million in earnings.

2012-09-18 21:07:00

Mario Pino, in red, rides April's Foil during the first race at Laurel Park Dec. 1. The 50-year-old jockey, who lives in Ellicott City, last month moved into 13th place on horse racing's all-time win list and hopes to crack the top ten before he retires.

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