Category Archives: Horseracing

Racehorse Breaks Free on Maryland Highway

Horse gets loose, leaves Laurel Park and runs down Route 1 for more than a mile Bullet Catcher hit three different counties during his morning run By Chris Korman (The Baltimore Sun, 1/11/2013) Anyone who has seen the truly magnificent … Continue reading

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I Love Maryland Racing!

That’s Amore Stable: “I Love Maryland Racing! is the work of decorated filmmaker Jeff Krulik. A local boy, Jeff is a big racing fan whose work we’ll be featuring in the weeks to come. His work includes the Emmy Award-winning … Continue reading

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At Preakness, Not Everybody’s Idea of Fun

By Joe Drape (The New York Times, 5/17/2011) Excessive drinking at the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, reached its nadir in 2007 when videos of young men racing atop portable toilets in the Pimlico Race … Continue reading

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All Hail the Preakness Manimal “Kegasus”!

Jockey Club hopes Preakness 2011 will ‘Be Legendary’ By Matt Vensel (The Baltimore Sun, 3/29/2011) A year after the Maryland Jockey Club encouraged Baltimore to get its “Preak” on with a feather-ruffling advertising campaign for last year’s Preakness party, event … Continue reading

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