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• Maryland

For Preakness Day, Monkton man rounds up the big horses

Coley Blind, of Monkton, has needed all the good luck he can get. In a racing office abuzz with activity, he is responsible for putting together the stakes races on Maryland's biggest race day of the year, including the biggest race of all — this Saturday's 140th Preakness Stakes, the second leg of racing's Triple Crown.

• Sports

Napravnik ready for emotional homecoming in Preakness

When Rosie Napravnik ventures to Pimlico Race Course to ride Bayern in Saturday's 139th running of the Preakness, the 26-year-old riding star can expect an emotional homecoming.

• Howard County

10 chickens stolen from Elkridge home in 1890 [History Matters]

• Sports

More Than a Cruise rallies in Conniver Stakes at Laurel Park

More Than a Cruise stormed from last to first to win the $100,000 Conniver Stakes for Maryland-bred and/or Maryland-sired fillies and mares, the co-feature on Saturday's program at Laurel Park.

• Travel

Babe Ruth's first in flight in Fayetteville

Babe Ruth Fayetteville celebration

• Opinion

Our loving gentle giant

The life and death of Eddie Feete is a reminder that we can find much good in the world if we look.

• Carroll County Times

Tracing the roots of Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair [Eagle Archive]

Reference to fairground after Battle of Gettysburg

• Arts and Culture

Cecil bingo club raises $10,000 for Ronald McDonald House [Port Deposit]

On Monday, July 8, a group of 15 seniors from Conowingo, Rising Sun and Port Deposit traveled to Baltimore to visit the Ronald McDonald House on Lexington Street. The group, formed in 2006, meets every Monday morning ¿ rain or shine ¿ at the Rising Sun McDonald's to play bingo.

• Sports

Orb and Departing roamed the same field before becoming racehorses

Before they ever officially became racehorses, they were just two of eight horses in a field on the Kentucky farm where they were born. Shortly after being weaned from their mothers, they were given their own paddock to roam at bucolic Claiborne Farm outside of Lexington, Ky.

• Horse Racing

Departing's entry in Preakness leads to homecoming for Nicole Stall

Nicole Stall's husband Al will enter Departing in the Preakness Stakes, creating a homecoming for the John carroll grad who long worked on Billy Boniface's Bonita Farm.

• Sports

Notebook: Hereford's Napravnik sets record for female jockeys

Jockey Rosie Napravnik (Hereford) closed out a career-best season Dec. 31, securing the highest spot ever for a female jockey on the North American leader board.

• Baltimore County

Cockeysville: Van Natta is cited as good sport and great teammate

Danny Van Natta, son of Lynn and Mark Van Natta of Springdale was recently selected as the recipient of the ...

• Baltimore City Paper

Dermot and Flo, Black Byrds, Mindless Behavior, and Baltimore Shredfest

• Equestrian

Rosie Napravnik hoping to follow in idol's path at Belmont

Rosie Napravnik made the move to Belmont for this meet and has been one of the top riders heading into the Belmont.

• Horse Racing

Maryland horse racing has trouble holding its top riders

Kent Desormeaux will return to his racing roots in Maryland when he rides Saturday in the 137th Preakness Stakes, while two other Hall of Famers, Edgar Prado and Ramon Dominguez, will be back at Pimlico, the track that served as their proving ground.

• Sports

Champion horse Havre de Grace retired with injury

2011 American Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Havre de Grace was retired from racing after suffering an ankle injury while training at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, the horse's owner said.

• Horse Racing

Horse of the year Havre de Grace has been retired

Horse of the year Havre de Grace forced to retire

• Sports

Horse racing: Havre de Grace rules in 2012 debut

Reigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace treated Fair Grounds guests to a shamrock-flavored shower of power Saturday, giving those on hand and racing fans all over the world a St. Patrick's Day to remember with a facile 4 1/2-length victory as she made her 2012 debut in the third running of the $150,000 New Orleans Ladies.

• Sports

Raconteur spins a win with final jump

• Sports

Special-edition city arts commission medallion honors the Horse of the Year Havre de Grace

City arts commission includes racehorse in its series of annual medallions

• Harford

Havre de Grace on the brink of more horse history

Havre de Grace is closing in on Horse of the Year honor

• Fair Grounds Corporation

Tuff Truck Race at the Mason Dixon Fair Grounds

The Tuff Truck Race was held at the Mason Dixon Fair Grounds Oct. 22 and 20 competitors vied for the top spots in both 2- and 4-wheel-drive categories and a chance to take home the Shoot Out trophy.

• Horse Racing

Rosecroft Raceway will reopen its doors Friday night

• Laurel Park

Racing to expand to five days per week at Laurel Park

Racing to expand fo five days per week at Laurel Park Maryland Racing Commission approves race dates for Timonium Fair and Laurel Park