Horse Racing To Resume At Laurel Park After Suspension To Address Fatal Injuries

LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — Horse racing volition resume Thursday day astatine Laurel Park Race Track aft a nearly two-week suspension.

The Maryland Jockey Club canceled racing astatine Laurel Park Dec. 3 to code Laurel Park’s way aft a bid of injuries to racehorses. At slightest 8 horses suffered fatal injuries astatine the way successful October and November.

“We can’t let this to proceed to happen,” Maryland Racing Commission Chair Michael Algeo said Tuesday. “If you deliberation a equine is lame, if you deliberation a equine has a problem, delight don’t let the equine to run, due to the fact that it won’t beryllium astir way issues astatine that point.”

Commission subordinate Dr. Tom Bowman laid retired immoderate procedural changes to the commission, which includes regularly reporting way conditions.

“This past postulation of tragedies should person been forewarned erstwhile the horsemen started screaming that the racetrack was excessively fast,” Dr. Bowman said by telephone Tuesday.

Two-year-old gelding “American Playboy” suffered a fatal wounded Nov. 28, the astir caller of the fatal injuries to spur the suspension of races.

Workouts were held done the play to gauge the cushion and information of the racing surface.

Several jockeys told the MRC Tuesday the way was successful importantly amended information than earlier the suspension.