The 430th session of the Maryland General Assembly began on January 11, 2012 and will adjourn in 90 days. Each session, Maryland legislators generally tackle well over 2,000 bills, a relatively small proportion of which will...
Read MoreRapid Redux reached another milestone when he won the sixth race at Laurel Park yesterday, January 4, 2012. The win marked the 22nd consecutive victory for the now six-year-old owned by Robert Cole and trained by David Wells....
Read MoreThe original bank barn at Chapel View Farm on Jennings Chapel Road in Woodbine was completely destroyed in a two-alarm fire on Sunday, January 1. Owner Paul Shoffeitt (a carriage driver) said the 100′ × 50′ barn had been built...
Read MoreThe Maryland Horse Industry Board has announced that it will distribute $21,000 to 15 grant request recipients! Included are therapeutic programs, conservationists, youth clubs, educational and research programs. MHIB will...
Read MoreOnce again, the schedule comes down to the wire, with the owners of Laurel and Pimilco (Frank Stronach’s family) proposing a meager 40 day calendar, and the horsemen opposing the proposal. The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s...
Read MoreOn Dec. 7, 2011, Lynne Bergeron of McDaniel, MD was been convicted of neglecting her pony, Bonnie. The Eastern Shore woman originally faced three charges: animal cruelty, inflicting unnecessary suffering or pain and failure to...
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