In ‘Super Bowl’ victory, Action Andy wins De Francis Dash
The 11-horse field in the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park was packed with strong sprinters from New York and New Jersey, but when the competitors...
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Carlos Garcia ready for first De Francis Dash with Action Andy
Maryland trainer Carlos Garcia said it takes a little patience to coax success from an inexpensive race horse. He might have added love and peppermints, too, because that is what...
Cancer, heart surgery can’t keep her from her true love
This is for all those people who are seriously ill and thinking they may never do what they love again. I was like that in 2010, recovering from back-to-back breast...
Maryland Racing Commission approves raise for losing jockeys
After a vigorous discussion, the Maryland Racing Commission approved the first raise in 12 years for losing jockeys during Tuesday's regular monthly meeting at Laurel Park. All losing riders --...
With Target Sighted, Campitelli optimistic for Maryland Million Turf
What do you call a horse who stops and sights his target — the racetrack — before a workout? Target Sighted, of course. And to exercise rider Molly Moran, who...
Boniface family deals with death, looks ahead for Maryland Million Day
The Boniface family of Bonita Farm in Darlington has been through a lot this year. Benjamin Boniface, 20, died when he lost control of his pickup truck on the private...
Excitement brewing as Laurel Park opens fall meet
Purses are up, stakes and turf races are on the rise and more trainers and horses are coming to fill the stalls at the Bowie Training Center and Laurel Park,...
IndyCar looking at solutions for Grand Prix of Baltimore course
IndyCar is bringing back the chicane to keep the course at the Grand Prix of Baltimore safe for drivers. The issue of a rough track at the approach to the...
Car goes airborne crossing railroad tracks during Grand Prix practice session
Shortly after IndyCar practice opened Friday in advance of the Grand Prix of Baltimore, rookie of the year Simon Pagenaud's car went airborne as it crossed the railroad tracks on...
Danica who? Hinchcliffe steps into her ride, doesn’t miss a beat
James Hinchcliffe has slipped comfortably into Danica Patrick's former race car, if not specifically into her driving shoes. IndyCar's 2011 rookie of the year has taken the Michael Andretti Autosports...