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Could the Breeders' Cup ever come to Baltimore?
The Breeders' Cup, created as a roving championship of thoroughbred racing, shunned Louisville's Churchill Downs this week and announced it would return to Santa Anita Park in 2014 for a third consecutive year. Santa Anita, of course, is owned by the...
Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Churchill Downs, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Arlington Park
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Fox 45 to produce Grand Prix of Baltimore special
Baltimore's WBFF-TV Fox 45 will produce a 30-minute special to air the Thursday before this year's third edition of the Grand Prix of Baltimore. According to a news release from race organizers, the show will offer live interviews and behind-the-...
Tags: Television Industry, Television, Indianapolis 500, Auto Racing, Open-Wheel Racing
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Grand Prix of Baltimore organizers bullish on race's future
As summer began last year, with the Grand Prix of Baltimore about three months away, organizers had sold no tickets. They had landed no sponsorships. And they hadn't put out a single advertisement. Financier J.P. Grant and his group, Race On LLC,...
Tags: Elections, William H. Cole IV, Justin Bieber, Holidays, Baltimore Convention Center
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The Indy 500 was exciting until the finish
Tony Kanaan's win on Sunday at the Indianapolis 500 was instantly described as a "feel good" moment for the IndyCar brand of racing. That's because Kanaan had been a hard-luck loser in his 11 previous tries at the Brickyard. But for the viewers who...
Tags: National Football League, Seattle Mariners, Mario Andretti, New York Yankees, Wilford Brimley
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Baltimore should be home to the lacrosse championships
Monday's NCAA men's Division I lacrosse final in Philadelphia was an exciting matchup of one of the sport's most storied teams, Syracuse, against Duke, an underdog that came back from a losing record early in the season (and a 5-0 deficit at the start...
Tags: Lucas Oil Stadium, College Baseball, Syracuse Orange, Memorial Day, Football
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Moonrise Festival canceled
The Moonrise Festival, a new electronic dance concert that was expected to draw thousands to South Baltimore, has been canceled only weeks before the event, after organizers failed to obtain the necessary permits, city officials said. The festival had...
Tags: Electronics, Public Officials, Music, Ellicott City, Steez (music group)
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Once a fan of the Indy 500, Ryan Hunter-Reay hopes to win it Sunday
For as long as Ryan Hunter-Reay can remember, the Indianapolis 500 was a huge deal. As a small child growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Hunter-Reay used to plop down a plastic race track and line up his miniature race cars in front of the television set...
Tags: Mayflower Voyage (1620), Memorial Day, Indianapolis 500, Fort Lauderdale, Andretti Autosport
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As Preakness 2013 arrives, infield shows identity shift from drink-a-thon to music festival
In 2008, Ed DeRosa witnessed the infamy of the Preakness infield — the passed-out partiers, the chucking of full beer cans into crowds and of course, the "Running of the Urinals," where drunken infielders ran down a row of portable toilets. DeRosa,...
Tags: Music, Kensington, Wiz Khalifa, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian
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Maryland Jockey Club announces modified security policies for 138th Preakness
The Baltimore SunOn the third Saturday in May, generations of Baltimoreans marched onto the infield at Pimlico Race Course with their coolers in tow, an image that helped define the Preakness Stakes. No longer. The Maryland Jockey Club has unveiled enhanced security...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Pimlico Race Course, Churchill Downs, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian
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Modified security policies in place for Preakness
On the third Saturday in May, generations of Baltimoreans marched onto the infield at Pimlico Race Course with their coolers in tow, an image that helped define the Preakness Stakes. No longer. The Maryland Jockey Club has unveiled enhanced security...Tags: Electronics, Bars and Clubs, Pimlico Race Course, Churchill Downs, Preakness Stakes
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Promoter says new festival won't have Starscape's woes
The promoter of last year's Starscape Festival says a new event he's marketing that targets a similar audience won't have the safety problems associated with last year's June concert. Promoter Evan Weinstein says he wants to disassociate the new...
Tags: Electronics, Edward L. Reisinger III, Music, Public Officials, William H. Cole IV
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Orioles and other local events mull bolstered security after Boston Marathon bombings
The Baltimore SunA visibly increased police presence greeted Orioles fans Tuesday as they ventured to Camden Yards for Baltimore's first major sporting event since the previous day's deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon. Nonetheless, fans, players and team officials...Tags: Elections, Matt Wieters, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Buck Showalter
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