Laurel Park

Laurel Park canceled live racing after the second race Wednesday due to inclement weather, the Maryland Jockey Club announced in a news release. Laurel and Pimlico Race Course will remain open for simulcasting. Live racing is scheduled to resume Thursday with a 12:35 p.m. post time.

Laurel Park will celebrate its 100th anniversary with live racing, birthday cake and a Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct. 22 from noon to 6 p.m. The live card will begin at 1:10 p.m. As part of the centennial celebration, the first 3,000 people will receive a 100th birthday key chain, and drawings will be held for prizes such as flat screen TVs, iPads and airline gift cards. A health fair will be held and entertainment includes live music and on-track performances between races, featuring Medieval Times performers, pony club members and Jack Russell terriers and basset hounds.

Bankrupt Magna Entertainment Corp. has for the third time delayed the sale of Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course and the Preakness Triple Crown Race. The auction is now scheduled for Feb. 23, according to court records. A hearing to approve the plan has been resheduled for March 3. The company did not give a reason for the delay in court records. However, many close to the proceedings have said Magna is waiting to see if opponents of slots at Arundel Mills are able to get enough signatures on a petition to put the issue on the ballot in November.

• Oct. 2, 1911, Laurel Park opened for racing under the direction of the Laurel Four County Fair. Three years later, New York City grocery entrepreneur James Butler purchased the track and made renowned promoter Matt Winn general manager. Winn is known for developing the Kentucky Derby into America's greatest horse race. • On Oct. 18, 1917, Hourless defeated Omar Khayyam in a historic match race. Hourless had won the Belmont Stakes that year and Omar Khayyam the Kentucky Derby.

Horse racing Laurel Park schedule starts July 31, concludes Aug. 22 Live racing will return to Laurel Park on July 31, the Maryland Jockey Club and Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association announced. The mini-meet will include Maryland-bred stakes races on Aug. 14 (Jameela) and Aug. 21 (Mister Diz). The 11-day summer stand will take place each Friday, Saturday and Sunday for three consecutive weeks after opening weekend, and will conclude Aug. 22. Colleges Zaleski named Towson's interim athletic director Ted Zaleski Jr. was named Towson's interim athletic director.

The Maryland Jockey Club unveiled a new logo Wednesday for Laurel Park Race Course. "The abstract horse represents the future of racing-respecting where we have been and looking forward to where we are going," Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas said. In addition to replacing the old logo, which the Maryland Jockey Club said was designed almost 20 years ago, they announced changes to the 2012 fall meeting at the racetrack. Two additional Maryland-bred stakes -- the Geisha Stakes (Nov.

The record-setting snowfall that has hit Maryland has forced Maryland Jockey Club officials to cancel live racing for Friday. The inclement weather had already caused the cancellation of four consecutive live cards: Feb. 5-6-10-11. In addition, Laurel Park will move the $150,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (Grade II) and the $75,000 John B. Campbell Handicap, scheduled for Saturday at Laurel Park, to Monday. The Monday card will also feature the $150,000 General George Handicap (Grade II)

The latest owner of Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course says the Preakness is the key to turning around the state's horse racing industry. Greg Avioli, who heads The Stronach Group's racing business, told state regulators Friday that the second leg of the Triple Crown isn't living up to its potential. The Preakness could make three times the $14 million in revenue it currently sees, he told members of the Maryland Racing Commission. To make that happen, The Stronach Group wants to build a modernized facility — which could cost as much as $200 million.

Geovany Garcia set a personal best Thursday when he captured four races from seven mounts at Laurel Park. Garcia, 21, the younger brother of Maryland mainstay Luis Garcia , won on Reckless Runner ($5-first), Jackie Lad ($9.60-second), Giron ($9.80-fifth) and Roi de Coeurs ($10-seventh). Women's college lacrosse: Stevenson's 14-11 comeback victory at York on Wednesday was the 100th win in the career of head coach Kathy Railey , who is 36-31 with the Mustangs in five seasons and 100-70 in 11 seasons overall.