An attorney close to negotiations on horse racing in Maryland says he’s hopeful a long-term plan to bring stability to the state’s industry will be reached by the end of the week. Alan Foreman, an attorney with the Maryland Thoroughbred ...

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The Maryland Jockey Club on Friday unveiled the logo for the 138th Preakness, designed for the 14th consecutive year by the Leffler Agency of Baltimore.

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For the first time in nearly 20 years, Laurel Park is sporting a horse of a different color. ...

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Gathered behind a green cloth-covered table set prominently in front of the store, four Giant Food employees spent Thursday morning clipping stems and weaving a blanket of flowers. The flowers, which looked like Black-Eyed Susans, were actually Viking mums, a ...

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The 2012 Preakness will feature Grammy Award-winning artists, all-you-can-drink beer, and a “party manimal” with a unicorn-man sidekick. Oh, and a horse race. Four years after organizers failed to transform Maryland’s most famous race into a family-friendly event, the Preakness ...

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Members of the International Brotherhood of Mythical Creatures  are taking matters into their hands, hooves and paws. The group released a statement from the North Pole on Monday afternoon officially declaring Kegasus, Lord of the InfieldFest at the Preakness, is ...

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Organizers of the 137th Preakness Stakes won’t yet say if “Kegasus,” the half man, half horse, beer-drinking mascot of last year’s event will return, but when it comes to selling tickets, that may not be as important as the Grammy-nominated ...

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The Maryland Jockey Club will lean on $10 million in subsidies from the state and horse owners to maintain a 146-day live racing schedule next year and keep the industry limping along as it seeks a long-term solution. The Maryland ...

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Maryland’s thoroughbred industry is once again racing through December without a plan to keep two struggling racetracks afloat in the new year. The Maryland Jockey Club and thoroughbred owners and breeders missed a Dec. 1 deadline to propose a long-term, ...

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With a flag football festival scheduled for Saturday in Baltimore, organizers of amateur and semi-professional sporting events touted their entertainment value and economic impact, including the benefit to businesses looking to target spectators and participants. The Baltimore Flag Football Festival, ...

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