Horse Racing

Lobbyists registered with Maryland’s State Ethics Commission disclosed trying to influence nearly every one of the almost 2,300 pieces of legislation that lawmakers considered this year.

Baltimore County Police used cell phone records and video surveillance footage to link 18-year-old jockey Bryson Butterfly to the armed robbery that ended in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old friend.

Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155 years.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has selected his five appointments to a nine-member racing authority which will make recommendations to “ensure that Maryland remains a premier racing destination for many years to come."

Maryland horsemen and the operators of Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course have averted a shutdown of thoroughbred racing, reaching a six-month operating agreement announced Tuesday at a meeting of the Maryland Racing Commission.

Churchill Downs will suspend racing Wednesday and move the remainder of its spring meet to conduct a “top-to-bottom” review of safety and surface protocols in the wake of 12 horse fatalities the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Splitting the bill among six taxpayer-funded agencies, Wes Moore’s administration covered the $200,000 cost for an invitation-only state tent.

A combined 65,000 racing and music fans attended Pimlico Race Course over the weekend for Preakness. That's about a third of the 2019 turnout.