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Maryland to spike Racetrack Operating Authority
Maryland budget negotiators on Friday unexpectedly decided to sunset the state’s Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority.

Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: April 7
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

Laurel: Four-win day for Jaime Rodriguez
Jockey Jaime Rodriguez won four times on Sunday, including two in allowance company, as he continues to have the hot hand at Laurel Park.

Colonial Downs to host Claiming Crown qualifying day
Colonial Downs will host an August day of racing in which the races are automatic qualifying races for November’s Claiming Crown.

Derby trail: Journalism soars to Derby berth
Journalism scored in the Santa Anita Derby to headline a busy day of 100-point Kentucky Derby prep races.

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 6, 2025
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.

Laurel: Dixie Groove rallies for allowance feature
A $7500 claim a couple months ago, Dixie Groove logged the biggest win of her career in Saturday’s Laurel Park allowance feature.

REPLAY: Off to the Races Radio April 5, 2025
HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback, owner-breeder Nate Nelson and more headline today’s action-packed episode of the long-running Off to the Races Radio.

Triple Crown: Santa Anita Derby picks and analysis
Our analyst digs into Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby with picks and analysis as the sophs tackle this 100-point to the winner stop on the Triple Crown trail.

Jockey Yedsit Hazlewood posts first winners
Apprentice rider Yedsit Hazlewood scored his first two winners April 4 at Laurel Park.