Maryland’s horse, the Preakness Stakes favorite, remained in front as he sped toward the ¾-pole. The race had unfolded the way Taj Mahal’s married trainer and jockey, Brittany and Sheldon Russell, foresaw. Starting from the rail, he needed to break cleanl... See more
Preakness weekend got off to a grim start Friday when a Maryland-bred colt running in the day’s first race at Laurel Park collapsed and died of “an apparent cardiac event” shortly after crossing the finish line, the Maryland Racing Commission said. Hit Ze... See more
Sheldon Russell was away at his bachelor party in Las Vegas when his wife-to-be, Brittany, got the call. The farm manager on the other end of the line said he was pulling 20 horses from her fledgling barn at Laurel Park, leaving her with a grand total of ... See more
After 115 years, Laurel Park was supposed to be headed the way of the dodo. After hosting a one-off Preakness Stakes in 2026, it would remain Maryland thoroughbred racing’s headquarters for another year or so, then cede that role to a spiffed up Pimlico R... See more
Cherie DeVaux still glowed Sunday morning after a magical, sleep-deprived night celebrating Golden Tempo’s charge from dead last to the front of an 18-horse Kentucky Derby field. The story could not have been much tastier — the first female trainer ever t... See more
