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The notion that horse racing is a dying industry is a bad one.

Pink Pearl forged a short lead after a half-mile and drew off to a 4 ¼-length upset of Sunday’s opener at Laurel Park to give jockey Victor Rosales his first career riding victory.

With an eye on returning to New York for the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 8, M M G Stables' multiple Grade 3 winner El Areeb breezed Thursday at Laurel Park for trainer Cal Lynch.

Calvin Borel built a successful career by sticking close to the rail, but the Hall of Fame jockey left the rail as soon as he could Saturday at Laurel Park while riding Ivan Fallunovalot in Saturday's $250,000, Grade 3 Frank J. De Francis Memorial.

California Chrome heads a full field of 14 horses for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner likely to be the prohibitive favorite in the $6 million race.

The Stronach Group, which owns and operates Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park, has proposed creating the most lucrative horse race in history.

Ben's Cat returned to Laurel Park after finishing what trainer King Leatherbury described as a "very disappointing" sixth in Saturday's $200,000 Parx Dash Handicap in Bensalem, Pa.

Lion Hearted, who stood his entire stud career at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Maryland, died of an apparent heart attack after breeding a mare Thursday.

The purse for the 2014 Preakness has increased from $1 million to $1.5 million, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today. It¿s the first increase of the Triple Crown race¿s purse since 1998.

Back in mid-May, when I was spending a few days in Baltimore helping out with The Sun's coverage of the run-up to the Preakness, I completely overlooked another horse-related story with a strong Harford County connection.

Animal Kingdom's bid to add a Royal Ascot victory to his Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup successes ended in disappointment when he finished unplaced in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday.

Meet the owners, trainer and jockey who have helped Orb emerge as a Triple Crown contender.

Fair Hill-based Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom nearly won Breeders' Cup race after long layoff