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Maryland's racing commission approves 2013 dates, new simulcasting deal
Minutes before Tuesday’s meeting of the Maryland Racing Commission, officials representing tracks and horsemen from throughout the state staked out space in a darkened lounge at Laurel Park. They shuffled through paperwork, then wrote quickly on the...
Tags: Laurel Park, Horse and Harness Racing, Pimlico Race Course, Sports
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Horse industry reaches 10-year deal for Pimlico, Laurel Park
A 10-year deal signed Friday promises to stabilize Maryland's storied horse racing industry by encouraging capital improvements at Pimlico and Laurel Park and guaranteeing at least 100 live racing days each year, according to the state's track operators,...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, Government, Executive Branch
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Notebook: Hereford's Napravnik sets record for female jockeys
Jockey Rosie Napravnik (Hereford) closed out a career-best season Dec. 31, securing the highest spot ever for a female jockey on the North American leader board. Finishing the year with $12,451,713 in purse earnings and 193 wins with 191 seconds and 167...
Tags: Laurel Park, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby, Fair Grounds Corporation, Breeders' Cup
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Laurel Park cancels live racing after second race
Laurel Park canceled live racing after the second race Wednesday due to inclement weather, the Maryland Jockey Club announced in a news release. Laurel and Pimlico Race Course will remain open for simulcasting. Live racing is scheduled to resume...
Tags: Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course
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Danville Advocate-Messenger sports editor Larry Vaught named Tom Hammond Sports Media Award winner by Bluegrass Sports Commission
gmoyers@schurz.comLong-time Advocate-Messenger sports editor Larry Vaught has been named the 2013 Tom Hammond Kentucky Sports Media Award winner by the Bluegrass Sports Commission. Vaught, sports editor at The Advocate since 1996 after working under his father, the...Tags: College Football, Ryder Cup, NBA Playoffs, Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Game
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Maryland's tracks, horsemen working on final details of long-term deal
The Maryland Racing Commission set a Nov. 30 deadline for the completion of what could be an unprecedented 10-year deal to outline the future of horse racing in the state. It will come and go without signatures on the contract. "I wouldn't read...
Tags: Pimlico, Laurel
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Maryland's tracks, horsemen near completion of 10-year deal on racing dates
Maryland's thoroughbred horse racing tracks and the state's horsemen are close to agreement on a 10-year deal that would give the industry stability it has not seen in decades, those involved in the negotiations say. "We've had years of not knowing what...
Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Sports
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Joseph B. Kelly
Joseph B. Kelly, the dean of Maryland turf writers and nationally known thoroughbred historian who also had been the longtime racing editor of the old Washington Star, died Monday of cancer at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium.
The Charles Village...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Martin O'Malley, Religion and Belief, The Washington Post, Christianity
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Md. horse racing gets its act together
Maryland's horse racing industry has faced a multitude of threats in recent decades — increased competition from other forms of gambling; massive subsidies to horsemen, breeders and tracks in other states; an aging fan base and a general decline...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Laurel Park, Equestrian, Finance, Horse and Harness Racing
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Md. thoroughbred trainer leaps into past with show jumping competition
A growing number of thoroughbreds are being groomed for new roles following their days on the race track, including assignments as fox hunters, riding horses, pets and show jumpers. Maryland thoroughbred trainer Rodney Jenkins points to the...
Tags: Laurel Park, Breeders' Cup, Horse and Harness Racing, Auto Racing, Pimlico Race Course
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With new casino opening, a look back at Cordish's gambling record
Eleven years have passed since the Cordish Cos. broke ground on their first casino venture, a project with the Seminole tribe of Florida.
Since then, the Baltimore-based developer, which builds and runs urban retail and entertainment venues, has been...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Joint Ventures, Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy, Penn National Gaming
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Maryland Racing Commission approves raise for losing jockeys
The Baltimore SunAfter a vigorous discussion, the Maryland Racing Commission approved the first raise in 12 years for losing jockeys during Tuesday's regular monthly meeting at Laurel Park. All losing riders -- those who finish out of the top 3 spots in a race -- will...Tags: Laurel Park
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