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"Early Horseracing in Maryland"

By Ric Cottom,
Lisa Morgan
Published May 22, 2020 at 11:45 AM EDT

Count Fleet crossing finishing line to win Preakness Cup, May 1943. Baltimore, Maryland.
Credit Arthur S. Siegel / Flickr/Creative Commons

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In the late 19th century, horse racing enthusiasts worked to bring world class horses and high stakes races to Baltimore.

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Ric Cottom
Ric Cottom, host of "Your Maryland," came to Baltimore more than four decades ago and never left. Formerly the editor and publisher at the Maryland Historical Society, he now runs the Chesapeake Book Company, publishing Chesapeake regional history, biography, and environmental studies.
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Lisa Morgan
Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.
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