When Norman Asbjornson steps into the starting gate for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, Phil Grove will step out of the stewards’ stand. Grove, one of the officials who supervises the races at Pimlico, will stand down as his son Chris sends ...

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Penn National Gaming Inc. is close to divesting its 49-percent share of the Maryland Jockey Club, including its ownership of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park. D. Eric Schippers, a spokesman for the Wyomissing, Pa.-based company, said Tuesday that the ...

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Coming on the hooves of a record-breaking attendance at the Kentucky Derby, organizers of Baltimore’s Preakness Stakes are hoping for some of the same luck — without having to rub any horseshoes. Ticket sales for the 136th running of the ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dialed In has a chance to become The Six Million Dollar Horse. A win in the $1 million Preakness Stakes on May 21 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore would net Dialed In a $5.5 million bonus, ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Millions of dollars in grants and loans needed to save horse racing in Maryland is in jeopardy in the legislature. Gov. Martin O’Malley said Monday the compromise measure he hammered out to divert slots money to cover operating ...

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ANNAPOLIS – A Senate committee approved changes Saturday that would further limit Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposal to prop up struggling horse racing tracks as the industry searches for a way to staunch steep financial losses. “We’ve given the racing industry ...

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ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Jockey Club lost $6.9 million in the last eight months of 2010, according to audited financial reports filed with the state Thursday evening. That disclosure came as the club, which owns Pimlico Race Course and Laurel ...

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