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- Billy Barton flew over fences and once won three timber races (from three to four miles each) in as many weeks.
- Coppin State sprinter Joseph Amoah was victorious against an international field in the 100-meter dash at the Aliann Pompey Invitational.
- Bayhawks attackman Lyle Thompson put on an offensive show with five goals and an assist for the Bayhawks in a 14-13 loss to the Outlaws.
- More than two years ago the Maryland Racing Commission paid the Jockey Club $1.7 million for a new dormitory and barn at Laurel. The project still isn't done.
- Maryland's Racing Commission never monitored the nearly $22 million in public subsidies it has awarded to a private company for racetrack improvements.
- Talks between Maryland Jockey Club and Baltimore are progressing, raising hope of keeping Preakness at Pimlico
- The Maryland Racing Commission delayed voting on a $4.4 million subsidy until the owner of Pimlico and Laurel racetracks submits a plan for renovations.
- ive racing returns to Laurel Park with a 10-race program Friday, featuring a carryover jackpot of $19,400.22 in the 20-cent Rainbow 6.
- The death of horses around the country has opened up the question about the viability of racing and whether it has become a blood sport.
- The Maryland Jockey Club is asking the state racing commission for $4.4 million in subsidies for racetrack improvements — all of it for Laurel Park.
- Can we trust the Stronach Group to bargain in good faith on a plan to save Pimlico and keep the Preakness in Baltimore? We're about to find out.
- Five-year-old mare Follow the Petals collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack during the second race on Sunday’s card at Laurel Park.
- The Washington Capitals have re-signed winger Carl Hagelin to a four-year, $11 million deal.
- Baltimore officials have withdrawn a lawsuit against the owners of Pimlico Race Course, saying the two sides had a productive discussion during the Preakness.
- Billy Peel IV, from Columbia Country Club, won the 98th Amateur championship of the Maryland State Golf Association after Pete DeTemple conceded the match.
- Laurel Park will open its doors at 11 a.m. on Saturday so that fans can bet the Belmont Stakes card.
- The Baltimore Blast re-signed Andrew Hoxie, one of the keys to their run of playoff success in the Major Arena Soccer League.
- Baltimore-area sports digest from June 2
- Louise E. Hollyday, founder of Ponies for Chidren, died May 10 of multiple myeloma at SpritTrust Lutheran in Shrewsbury, Pa. She was 92.
- Stephen Kelly scores inaugural goal in new men's professional league.
- Laurel Park will open its 43-day summer meet on May 31.
- Baltimore needs to keep the pressure on The Stronach Group over the fate of Preakness at Pimlico — but it needs to keep communications lines open, too.
- The leaders of Baltimore’s delegation to the General Assembly are calling upon the Maryland Racing Commission to investigate The Stronach Group.
- Trevor McCarthy continued his dominance of the jockey standings, and in the process helped trainer Jamie Ness to his first Maryland meet title in four years.
- Quarterback Shane Boyd threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Brigade to a 45-30 win over the Philadelphia Soul.
- The Stronach Group's strategy of putting all its eggs in the Laurel basket may not be the best one.
- Columnist Peter Schmuck gives his take on the Preakness and everything that led up to War of Will's victory.
- Check back here for race-by-race results from 2019 Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course.
- From Vanessa Williams to Gov. Larry Hogan and Cal Ripken Jr., the 144th Preakness Stakes drew the usual smattering of politicians, entertainers and athletes.
- Maryland politicians weigh in on the future of Pimlico Race Course during the festivities surrounding the 144th running of the Preakness Stakes.
- Baltimore’s top lawyer has sent a letter to Maryland’s top tax collector alleging that Preakness owner reports inaccurate data needed to proper tax collection.
- The Stronach Group has no recourse but to continue negotiating with state and city officials on the future of Pimlico, COO Tim Ritvo said at the Preakness.
- Preakness attendees complained after bathrooms were closed throughout the Pimlico grandstand. The Maryland Jockey Club said the issue was fixed by 5:30 p.m.
- Jockey etiquette has been a major topic of discussion ever since apparent Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security was disqualified two weeks ago.
- Liam Durbin handicaps Saturday's 144th Preakness.
- This is an anxious time for the 100 or so trainers, stable hands, exercise riders and others who call the old barns at Pimlico Race Course home.
- With no Kentucky Derby winner on hand to serve as its central star, the Preakness is left with a diverse field of 13 horses, led by favorite Improbable.
- Days before the horse racing world turns its eyes on Pimlico for Preakness weekend, employees at the Baltimore track averted a strike, approved a contract
- Kim Boniface, a member of the prominent horse racing and breeding family of Bonita Farm in Darlington, died Friday. She was 51.
- Alwaysmining could become the first Maryland-bred Preakness winner since 1983 and make Kelly Rubley the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race.
- All things being equal, they'd rather remain anonymous. But meet the three stewards who would sort out a controversial finish at the Preakness.
- The Kentucky Derby’s wild finish should remind bettors preparing for the Preakness Stakes and the Black Eyed Susan to hold onto their tickets.
- A total of 268 horses were nominated to the eight stakes, four graded, worth $1.15 million in purses that support the 144th running of the Preakness Stakes.
- Maryland Jockey Club seeks dismissal of city's lawsuit over Preakness Stakes, says state law governs and that the suit is baseless.
- Country House, the 65-1 longshot who was handed a Kentucky Derby victory by disqualification, will not run in the May 18 Preakness Stakes because of a developing illness, the first time in 23 years that the Derby winner will not compete for the second jewel in the Triple Crown.
- Officials broke ground Friday on the Laurel Park Station development — located adjacent to the Laurel Park racetrack — that is meant to revitalize the Route 1 corridor in Howard County.
- Jockey Trevor McCarthy claimed his third consecutive meet title and trainer Mike Trombetta earned his first since 2015 as Laurel Park closed its 19-day spring stand Sunday.
- The disqualification that overturned a Kentucky Derby victory remained the talk of the backside at Churchill Downs on Sunday, even as trainers began to make plans for the May 18 Preakness.
- An energetic Alwaysmining returned to the work on a foggy and cool Friday morning at the Fair Hill Training Center with a half-mile breeze in preparation for the 144th Preakness Stakes (G1). Trainer Kelly Rubley called the workout “perfect.”
- Win Win Win needed an incredible comeback just to get into the Kentucky Derby field. Now, the dark bay colt has his Maryland-based trainer Mike Trombetta hoping for a career-defining upset.