Tom LaMarra

Beyond The Wire and the Maryland Horsemen’s Association Foundation are proud to announce they are both recipients of 2023 grants from Thoroughbred Charities of America, whose mission is to fund and facilitate the support of Thoroughbreds and the people who care for them.

The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association election for its Board of Directors, held every three years, will take place in December 2023. All 15 board seats are up for election.

The Maryland State Fair at Timonium will offer seven days of live racing from Friday, Aug. 25, through Monday, Sept. 4 under a schedule approved Aug. 1 by the Maryland Racing Commission. Racing will held Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays plus Monday, Labor Day. First post time is set for 12:35 p.m. each day.

Maryland Jockey Club continues work on a plan to transfer the roughly 200 horses stabled at Pimlico Race Course to Laurel Park, but the timeframe hinges upon completion of years-long work in the three large tent barns at Laurel Park.