A proposal to pump hundreds of millions of dollars into Maryland’s aging horse tracks won the enthusiastic embrace of community leaders and local elected…
For the past few years, I have written about why it made sense to close Pimlico Race Course and consolidate Maryland thoroughbred racing at…
Sensitive to the backlash that could occur if tax revenues were used to prop up a distressed industry, backers of a measure to finance…
The Maryland General Assembly will be asked during its upcoming session to place a $375 million bet on the future of horse racing in…
The push to win legislative approval for the deal to improve two horse racing tracks in Maryland will be a veritable “lobbypalooza” next year….
In a move that was instantly hailed as a “seminal moment” for Maryland’s horse industry, the company that owns the Preakness Stakes and the…
A $4.4 million reimbursement request by the Stronach Group, owner of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park, has been put off for at least…
By JAY CANNON After nearly 150 years of calling Baltimore home, the Preakness Stakes could be leaving the city in 2021, a move that…
An effort to use state funds to modernize two of Maryland’s race tracks — privately owned venues in Baltimore and Laurel — died on…
It is very difficult to maintain a strong horse racing industry for owners, breeders, trainers, jockeys, track owners, track employees and the Maryland businesses…