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Ronnie Franklin and Spectacular Bid win the 1979 Preakness at Pimlico Race Course by 5 1/2 lengths ahead of Golden Act, right, covering 1 3/16 miles in 1:54 1/5.

Jockey Ronnie Franklin, who won 1979 Derby and Preakness aboard Spectacular Bid, dies at 58

December 14, 2018 at 3:03 p.m.

Ronnie Franklin, the hard-living Dundalk-raised jockey who rode Spectacular Bid to victories in the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, died Thursday of lung cancer. He was 58. Franklin’s nephew and...

Kevin Spacey and Baltimore Ravens first-round draft pick Marlon Humphrey talk trackside before the start of the Preakness.

Maryland Jockey Club announces schedule for Preakness meet at Pimlico

May 11, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.

The Maryland Jockey Club has announced its 12-day spring schedule at Pimlico Race Course, highlighted by the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes on May 19. The meet, scheduled to...

Revived regional horse racing series to return Preakness weekend

December 13, 2018 at 9:11 a.m.

A revived regional racing series, designed to pump more purse money into Mid-Atlantic tracks, will debut Preakness weekend at Pimlico Race Course. The MATCH Series, with $450,000 in owner and...

Sure, there were plenty of fascinators, but colorful, larger-than-life hats adorned with flowers and ribbons turned heads around the track. Pictured is Bri Mott, 28, of Lexington, Ky.

As Pimlico study moves step closer to proceeding, McDonough looks to build track in Baltimore County

December 13, 2018 at 9:11 a.m.

A Maryland Stadium Authority study on the future of Pimlico Race Course moved one step closer to continuing when the Maryland Racing Commission voted Thursday to approve state funding of...

Pimlico Race Course study set to continue, pending commission and stadium authority votes

July 1, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

The second phase of a Maryland Stadium Authority study on the future of Pimlico Race Course is set to proceed after nearly a year of delays. The Maryland Racing Commission...

Maryland Jockey Club submits formal proposal to host Breeders’ Cup at Laurel

December 15, 2018 at 1:33 a.m.

The Maryland Jockey Club has submitted a formal 40-page proposal to host a future Breeders’ Cup at Laurel Park, an event industry leaders say could cement Maryland’s resurgence on the...

Sagamore Racing president Hunter Rankin greets Barry Lee at Sagamore Farm. Sagamore will seek a stakes victories Saturday at <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/sports/horse-racing/laurel-park-PLREC00124-topic.html" id="PLREC00124" title="Laurel Park">Laurel Park</a> with the promising 2-year-old.

Kevin Plank’s Sagamore Farm hitting its stride under new leadership

December 15, 2018 at 11:26 a.m.

The history is thick in the Phipps family barn at Saratoga Race Course. So many brilliant thoroughbreds ran for the Phippses, from 1957 Horse of the Year Bold Ruler to...

Laurel, MD -- 10/21/2017 -- Charlotte Pillow, who will be three years old in December, sits on the shoulders of her father Ben Pillow of Columbia, during Maryland Million Day at Laurel Park. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)

Crabcakes brings special flavor to 32nd Maryland Million

December 15, 2018 at 2:58 p.m.

Elizabeth "Binnie" Houghton could not have conceived a better name for a Maryland-bred champion: Crabcakes. Patrons shouted it with a smile Saturday as they watched the 3-year-old filly hold on...

Trainer Dale Capuano looks to add to record 11 Maryland Million wins

December 17, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.

Good luck nudging Dale Capuano to reflect on his 11 Maryland Million victories. No trainer has won more races on the day designed to showcase the state's thoroughbred industry. And...

Horses and riders leave the starting gate in the Maryland Million Classic. Taylor Hole aboard #4 Admiral's War Chest won the race.

State racing industry has successes to celebrate, questions looming, as Maryland Million approaches

June 29, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

From steadily rising betting handles to a rejuvenated breeding program to a pending bid for the Breeders' Cup, the Maryland thoroughbred racing industry will have much to celebrate Saturday at...

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