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Maryland Racing Commission plans to improve oversight on pre-race medical treatments
A day after the lack of oversight at Maryland race tracks came to light in a hearing before the Maryland Racing Commission at Pimlico Race Course, the commission's executive director, Mike Hopkins, said steps are already being taken to improve the...
Tags: Lasix (drug), Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park, Air Transportation Industry
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Olympic gold medalists to compete in beach volleyball during Preakness weekend
Alas, Kegasus will not be the most athletic, um, sentient being in the infield at Preakness. Olympic Gold medalists Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers will compete in a National Volleyball League (yes, that's a thing) event on May 18-19. The pair will be...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Pimlico Race Course, Volleyball, Kegasus (fictional character)
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Pimlico Race Course unveils new logo
Baltimore Sun staffPimlico Race Course has a new logo. The second-oldest racetrack in the United States unveiled its logo Tuesday. The design features a cupola weather vane -- an iconic track feature -- and a 'Pimlico' script with 'Home of the Preakness' written below....Tags: Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Pimlico Race Course, Pimlico, Laurel Park
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Update: Little Big Town, The Darkness, Mr. Greengenes complete Preakness Infield music line-up
The Baltimore SunThe country band Little Big Town and the British rock band The Darkness will perform at the Preakness Stakes Infield this year, the Maryland Jockey Club is set to announce this morning. The bands are the last piece of the live entertainment roster at...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Phil Vassar, Substance Abuse, Kegasus (fictional character), Music
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Influx of new trainers gives hope to Maryland horse racing
Maryland horse racing may be on shaky ground, but Laurel Park in winter is still appealing to a number of trainers from outside the state.
With the 48-day winter meet set to begin at Laurel Park on Jan. 4, and the weather growing colder up north,...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Horse (animal), Pimlico Race Course, Career and Workplace, Advanced Training
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New ad campaign aims to replace Kegasus as Preakness Infield mascot
The Baltimore SunA new marketing campaign unveiled Monday aims to replace the tweeting centaur Kegasus as mascot of the Preakness Infield. The campaign seems to be the latest component of the Infield marketing roll-out, but the Maryland Jockey Club is not taking credit...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Facebook, Kegasus (fictional character)
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Stronach plans IPOs for six racehorse-ownership firms
Frank Stronach, Pimlico's owner and a successful breeder, wants to bring horse ownership to the masses — by selling stock in six new racehorse investment companies.
For $10 a share, investors could own a piece of thoroughbreds that would be trained...Tags: Sting, Kentucky Derby, Financing and Stock Offerings, Auction Service, Animal Kingdom (racehorse)
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Lacie Slew wins Maryland Racing Media Stakes
Lacie Slew rallied from next-to-last to win the $100,000 Maryland Racing Media Stakes, the Saturday feature at Laurel Park. Sent to post as the second choice in the field of five fillies and mares, Lacie Slew carried Joe Rocco Jr. to a one-length victory...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby, Tim Keefe, Animal Kingdom (racehorse), Mining
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Maryland Jockey Club unveils logo for 137th Preakness
Baltimore Sun staffThe Maryland Jockey Club today unveiled the 2012 Preakness logo for the 137th Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, to be run May 19 at Pimlico Race Course. The 2012 logo, in traditional Maryland colors of red, gold, and black, depicts...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Pimlico Race Course, Tampa, Triple Crown
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Racing enters the home stretch
![The pendulum for Maryland horse racing has swung again, and Maryland Jockey Club owner Frank Stronach has agreed to a full schedule of live racing for 2012, provided the horsemen and state pony up millions in subsidies to cover losses at the track. This is progress; less than two months ago, Mr. Stronach was insisting on a paltry 40 days of racing at <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/pimlico/home/na/pimlico-race-course-baltimore-venue">Pimlico Race Course</a> and none at Laurel Park, and he was rejecting the idea of the state subsidies that the Jockey Club had demanded from the legislature seven months before. It was wise for the state and the horsemen to act fast to lock him in before he changes his mind again.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66915848-21095502.jpg "The pendulum for Maryland horse racing has swung again, and Maryland Jockey Club owner Frank Stronach has agreed to a full schedule of live racing for 2012, provided the horsemen and state pony up millions in subsidies to cover losses at the track. This is progress; less than two months ago, Mr. Stronach was insisting on a paltry 40 days of racing at <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/pimlico/home/na/pimlico-race-course-baltimore-venue\">Pimlico Race Course</a> and none at Laurel Park, and he was rejecting the idea of the state subsidies that the Jockey Club had demanded from the legislature seven months before. It was wise for the state and the horsemen to act fast to lock him in before he changes his mind again.")
The pendulum for Maryland horse racing has swung again, and Maryland Jockey Club owner Frank Stronach has agreed to a full schedule of live racing for 2012, provided the horsemen and state pony up millions in subsidies to cover losses at the track. This...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Casino and Gambling Industry, Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park
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Pimlico, Laurel Park to maintain 146 days of racing in 2012
The owner of Maryland's two major thoroughbred tracks and the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association reached a tentative agreement Saturday to maintain 146 days of live racing next year, avoiding another last-minute showdown that threatened the...Tags: Government, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Pimlico Race Course, Bowie
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Laurel Park, Pimlico owner to ask for state help in 2012
![The owner of Laurel Park and <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/pimlico/home/na/pimlico-race-course-baltimore-venue">Pimlico Race Course</a> plans to ask the state for up to $6 million in slots subsidies to help run 146 days of live racing at the two tracks next year.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66900079-20160643.jpg "The owner of Laurel Park and <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/pimlico/home/na/pimlico-race-course-baltimore-venue\">Pimlico Race Course</a> plans to ask the state for up to $6 million in slots subsidies to help run 146 days of live racing at the two tracks next year.")
The owner of Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course plans to ask the state for up to $6 million in slots subsidies to help run 146 days of live racing at the two tracks next year.
The move was part of a deal approved Tuesday by the Maryland Racing...Tags: Media Industry, Pimlico Race Course, Bowie, Advanced Training, Laurel Park
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