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MJC Updates Mrc On Surface, Negotiations
The Maryland Jockey Club provided the Maryland Racing Commission April 4 with an update on the recent dirt surface renovation project at Laurel Park and ongoing negotiations with the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and Maryland Horse Breeders Association regarding a new racing agreement.
“We did fairly significant maintenance work,” MJC Acting President Mike Rogers said. “We scraped the cushion from the half-mile pole to the quarter-mile pole. The integrity of the base is extremely sound.”
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The MTHA Purse Committee, with subsequent approval from the Board of Directors, has approved several changes to the Laurel Park condition book that will take effect beginning with the April 2026 condition book.
