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Maryland Million Fun Fast Facts

Sep 26, 2023 | Latest News, Racing, Sports | 0

By Katherine O. Rizzo with photos provided by Maryland Million Ltd. (first published in the In...

Inaugural Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show Success

Jul 20, 2018 | Archives, Hunters & Jumpers Archives | 0

They had hoped for 60. But 300 showed up, despite the early morning downpours and threat of more storms. Three hundred horses participated in the inaugural Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show, hosted by the Maryland Jockey Club and...

100 Years of Racing at Laurel Park

Jul 19, 2018 | Archives, Racing Archives | 0

2011 Racing at Laurel Park debuted on October 2, 1911, making October 2011 the start of the Maryland Jockey Club’s celebration of this great milestone. Below you will find just a few fun facts about Laurel Park and the history...

The People Behind Preakness

Jul 19, 2018 | Archives, Racing Archives | 0

by Katherine O. Rizzo, photos by Jim McCue (first appeared in the May 2016 issue of The Equiery) Last May, the Preakness Stakes was run for the 140th time, and what an anniversary it was! The skies darkened as the Preakness...

Voting Against Slots at Arundel Mills is a Vote AGAINST Racing

Jul 18, 2018 | Archives, Opinions Archives | 0

Steuart Pittman for The Equiery, September 2010 Steuart Pittman owns and manages a sport horse training and breeding farm in Anne Arundel County, is the founder of the Retired Racehorse Training Project, and is the president of...

Maryland Racing Saved – For Now

Jul 18, 2018 | Archives, Opinions Archives | 0

by Steuart Pittman February 2011 Steuart Pittman of Dodon Farm in Davidsonville is the president of the Maryland Horse Council; the following letter was published digitally by MHC after the racing industry was finally able to...