Sports in Maryland

Maryland has a number of major and minor professional sports franchises. Two National Football League teams play in Maryland, the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore and the Washington Redskins in Prince George's County. The Baltimore Orioles compete as Major League Baseball franchise in Baltimore.

Other professional sports franchises in the state include five affiliated minor league baseball teams, one independent league baseball team, the Baltimore Blast indoor soccer team, two indoor football teams, two low-level Basketball teams, three low-level outdoor soccer teams and the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse.

The Congressional Country Club and Aronimink Golf Club have hosted several professional golf tournaments, including the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Senior Open, Senior PGA Championship, Kemper Open and Quicken Loans National.

Maryland has had famous athletes including baseball's Cal Ripken Jr. and Babe Ruth, and Olympic swimming medalists Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff.

Since 1962, the official state sport of Maryland is jousting. Lacrosse was named the official team sport in 2004,[1] and Sports Illustrated wrote the sport "has always been the showcase for the flower of Maryland manhood."[2] In 2008, intending to promote physical fitness for all ages, Maryland declared walking the official state exercise and became the first state with an official state exercise.[3]

Oriole Park at Camden Yards
M&T Bank Stadium
FedEx Field

Major professional teams

Team name League 1st MD season Stadium/Field
Baltimore Orioles Major League Baseball 1954 Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Baltimore Ravens National Football League 1996 M&T Bank Stadium
Washington Redskins National Football League 1997 (played in D.C. 1937–1997) FedEx Field

Maryland has major professional sports teams in the city of Baltimore and in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC. Two major league teams play in Baltimore — the NFL's Baltimore Ravens and MLB's Baltimore Orioles. Additionally, the NFL's Baltimore Colts played in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983 before moving to Indianapolis.

The Washington Redskins play in Landover, Maryland. The NHL's Washington Capitals and the NBA's Washington Wizards used to play in Maryland before moving in 1997 to a newly constructed arena in downtown D.C.

Other current professional and semi-pro teams

Baseball

Ripken Stadium
Regency Furniture Stadium
Team name League 1st MD
season		 Stadium/Field
Aberdeen IronBirds Class A – New York–Penn League 2002 Ripken Stadium
Bowie Baysox Double-A – Eastern League 1993 Prince George's Stadium
Delmarva Shorebirds Class A-Low – South Atlantic League 1997 Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Frederick Keys Class A-Advanced – Carolina League 1989 Harry Grove Stadium
Hagerstown Suns Class A-Low – South Atlantic League 1981 Municipal Stadium
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Independent- Atlantic League 2008 Regency Furniture Stadium

Basketball

Team name League 1st MD
season		 Stadium/Field
Bay Area Shuckers American Professional Basketball League 2011 Annapolis Area Christian School
Baltimore Hawks American Basketball Association 2015 Saint Frances Academy
Columbia All-Stars Eastern Basketball Alliance 2014
Maryland Bayraiders Eastern Basketball Alliance 2007 Woodlawn High School
Metropolitan All-Stars American Professional Basketball League 2009 Prince George's Community College
Rockville Victors American Professional Basketball League 2012 Bohrer Park Activity Center
Western Maryland Elite Eastern Basketball Alliance Martin Luther King Jr. Center

Football

Team name League 1st MD
season		 Stadium/Field
Baltimore Burn Women's Spring Football League 2001 Utz Towardowizc field
Baltimore Nighthawks Independent Women's Football League 2008 Hughes Stadium
Central Maryland Seahawks Women's Football Alliance 2013 Woodlawn High School
D.C. Divas Women's Football Alliance 2000 Prince George's Sports Complex
Maryland Eagles American Indoor Football 2012 Wheaton Sports Pavilion

Lacrosse

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Team name League 1st MD
season		 Stadium/Field
Chesapeake Bayhawks Major League Lacrosse 2001 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Soccer

Team name League 1st MD
season		 Stadium/Field
ASA Charge Women's Premier Soccer League 2014 Arundel High School Stadium
ACF Torino USA Women's Premier Soccer League 2014 Baptist SportPlex Largo Maryland
Baltimore Blast Major Arena Soccer League 1992 Royal Farms Arena
Washington Spirit National Women's Soccer League 2012 Maryland SoccerPlex

Former professional and semi-pro teams

Baseball

The following table details baseball teams which were located in Maryland. For minor league teams that changed affiliations, each affiliation is listed as a separate team.

Team name Years present League Current Status
Aberdeen Arsenal 2000 Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Defunct
Baltimore Black Sox 1916–1933 Eastern Colored League
American Negro League
Negro National League
East-West League		 Defunct
Baltimore Canaries 1872–1874 National Association Defunct
Baltimore Elite Giants 1938–1950 Negro National League
Negro American League		 Defunct
Baltimore Lord Baltimores 1887 National Colored Base Ball League Defunct
Baltimore Marylands 1873 National Association Defunct
Baltimore Monumentals 1884 Union Association Defunct
Baltimore Orioles 1882–1899 American Association (Baseball)

National League

 Defunct
Baltimore Orioles 1901–1902 American League (Baseball) New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles 1903–1914 Eastern League Syracuse Chiefs
Baltimore Orioles 1916–1953 International League Defunct
Baltimore Terrapins 1914–1915 Federal League Defunct
Cambridge Canners 1922–1928
1940–1941		 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Cambridge Cardinals 1937–1939 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Cambridge Dodgers 1946–1949 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Centreville Colts 1937–1939 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Centreville Orioles 1946 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Centreville Red Sox 1940–1941 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Crisfield Crabbers 1922–1928
1937		 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Cumberland Colts 1916–1918 Potomac League
Blue Ridge League		 Defunct
Cumberland Colts 1925–1932
1941–1942		 Middle Atlantic League Defunct
Cumberland Rooters 1906–1907 Pennsylvania–Ohio–Maryland League
Western Pennsylvania League		 Defunct
Easton Browns 1937 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Easton Cubs 1938 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Easton Farmers 1924–1928 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Easton Yankees 1939–1941
1946–1949		 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Federalsburg A's 1937–1941
1946–1948		 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Federalsburg Feds 1949 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Frederick Champs 1916 Blue Ridge League Defunct
Frederick Hustlers 1915
1917
1920–1928		 Blue Ridge League Defunct
Frederick Warriors 1929–1930 Blue Ridge League Defunct
Frostburg Demons 1916 Potomac League Defunct
Hagerstown Blues 1915 Blue Ridge League Defunct
Hagerstown Braves 1950–1953 Interstate League
Piedmont League		 Defunct
Hagerstown Champs 1920–1921 Blue Ridge League Defunct
Hagerstown Hubs 1924–1931 Blue Ridge League
Middle Atlantic League		 Defunct
Hagerstown Lions 1896 Cumberland Valley League Defunct
Hagerstown Owls 1941–1949 Interstate League Defunct
Hagerstown Packets 1954–1955 Piedmont League Defunct
Hagerstown Terriers 1916–1918
1922–1923		 Blue Ridge League Defunct
Laurel Blue Hens 1922–1923 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Lonaconing Drybugs 1916 Potomac League Defunct
Piedmont-Westernport Drybugs 1918 Blue Ridge League Defunct
Pocomoke City Red Sox 1937–1940 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Pocomoke City Salamanders 1922–1923 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Salisbury A's 1951 Interstate League Defunct
Salisbury Astros 1965–1966 South Atlantic League Defunct
Salisbury Bees 1937–1938 South Atlantic League Defunct
Salisbury Braves 1960–1962 South Atlantic League Defunct
Salisbury Cardinals 1940–1941
1946–1949		 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Salisbury Dodgers 1963–1964 South Atlantic League Defunct
Salisbury Giants 1939–1942 South Atlantic League Defunct
Salisbury Indians 1922–1928
1937–1938		 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Salisbury Pirates 1945–1952 South Atlantic League Defunct
Salisbury Reds 1952 Interstate League Defunct
Salisbury Rocots 1953 South Atlantic League Defunct
Salisbury Senators 1939 Eastern Shore Baseball League Defunct
Salisbury Senators 1968 South Atlantic League Defunct

Basketball

Team name Years present League Current status
Baltimore Bayrunners 1999 International Basketball League Defunct
Baltimore Blaze 2000–2001 National Rookie League Defunct
Baltimore Bullets 1944–1954 National Basketball Association
Basketball Association of America
American Basketball League		 Defunct
Baltimore Bullets 1958–1961 Eastern Professional Basketball League Defunct
Baltimore Bullets 1963–1973 National Basketball Association Washington Wizards
Baltimore Claws 1975–1976 American Basketball Association Defunct
Baltimore Clippers 1939–1941 American Basketball League Defunct
Baltimore Lightning 1985–1986 Continental Basketball Association Defunct
Baltimore Metros 1978–1979 Continental Basketball Association Defunct
Baltimore Orioles 1926–1927 American Basketball League Defunct
Baltimore Pearls/Bay Lions 2005–2006 American Basketball Association Defunct
Cumberland Dukes 1947–1948 All-American Professional Basketball League Defunct
Maryland Bayriders 2007–2008 National Professional Basketball League Defunct
Maryland GreenHawks 2004–2011 Premier Basketball League Defunct
Maryland Mustangs 2001 United States Basketball League Defunct
Tri-City Suns 2009–2010 American Professional Basketball League Defunct
Washington Madness 2008–2012 Eastern Basketball Alliance Relocated to DC

Cricket

Team name Years present League Current status
D.C. Forward 2004 Pro Cricket Defunct

Football

Team name Years present League Current status
Baltimore Blackbirds 2007 American Indoor Football Association Defunct
Baltimore Blue Birds 1937 Dixie League Defunct
Baltimore Broncos 1963 Atlantic Coast Football League Defunct
Baltimore Colts 1947–1950 All-America Football Conference (1947–49)
National Football League (1950)		 Defunct
Baltimore Colts 1953–1984 National Football League Indianapolis Colts
Baltimore Mariners 2008–2010
2014		 American Indoor Football Defunt
Baltimore Orioles 1936 Dixie League Defunct
Baltimore Stallions 1994–1995 Canadian Football League Montreal Alouettes
Baltimore Stars 1985 United States Football League Defunct
Chesapeake Tide 2007–2008 Continental Indoor Football League Defunct
Hagerstown Bears 1971–1973 Seaboard Football League Defunct
Maryland Maniacs 2009 Indoor Football League Defunct
Maryland Reapers 2012 American Indoor Football Defunct
Washington-Baltimore Ambassadors 1974 World Football League Defunct
Washington/Maryland Commandos 1987,1989 Arena Football League Defunct
Westminster Chargers 1971 Seaboard Football League Defunct

Hockey

Team name Years present League Current status
Baltimore Bandits 1995–1997 American Hockey League Rockford IceHogs
Baltimore Blades 1975–1976 World Hockey Association Defunct
Baltimore Clippers 1945–1946
1949–1950		 Eastern Amateur Hockey League Defunct
Baltimore Clippers 1954–1956 Eastern Hockey League Defunct
Baltimore Clippers 1962–1977 American Hockey League
Eastern Hockey League
Southern Hockey League		 Defunct
Baltimore Orioles 1933–1942
1944–45		 Eastern Hockey League Defunct
Baltimore Skipjacks 1982–1993 American Hockey League Portland Pirates
Chesapeake Icebreakers 1997–1999 ECHL Defunct
Washington Capitals 1974–1997 NHL Moved to MCI Center, now Verizon Center

Inline Hockey

Team name Years present League Current status
Maryland Knights 2007 American Inline Hockey League Defunct
Washington Power 2008 Major League Roller Hockey Defunct

Lacrosse

Team name Years present League Current status
Baltimore Bombers 2013 North American Lacrosse League Defunct
Baltimore Tribe 1988 American Lacrosse League Defunct
Baltimore Thunder 1987–1999 Major Indoor Lacrosse League Colorado Mammoth
Maryland Arrows 1974–1975 National Lacrosse League Defunct
Washington Wave 1987–1989 Major Indoor Lacrosse League Defunct

Soccer

Team name Years present League Current status
Baltimore Americans 1934–1949 American Soccer League Defunct'
Baltimore Bays 1967–1969 National Professional Soccer League (1967)
North American Soccer League (1968–1969)		 Defunct
Baltimore Bays 1972–1973 American Soccer League Defunct
Baltimore Bays 1993–1998 USL Second Division Defunct
Baltimore Blast 1980–1992 Major Indoor Soccer League Defunct
Baltimore Comets 1974–1975 North American Soccer League Defunct
Baltimore St. Gerards/Baltimore Flyers 1966–1968 American Soccer League Defunct
Baltimore Orioles F.C. 1893–1895 American League of Professional Football Defunct
Baltimore Rockets/Baltimore Pompei 1953–1961 American Soccer League Defunct
Baltimore S.C. 1943–1948 American Soccer League Defunct
Charm City FC 2008–2009 National Premier Soccer League Defunct
Chesapeake Dragons 2001–2004 Premier Development League Defunct
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2007–2010 NASL (on hiatus) On Hiatus
D.C. United Women 2011–2012 W-League Became Washington Spirit
Eastern Shore Sharks 1998–1999 USL Second Division Defunct
Maryland Bays 1988–1991 American Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League		 Defunct
Maryland Mania 1999 A-League Defunct
Maryland Tigers 2007–2008 Premier Arena Soccer League Defunct
Washington Freedom 2001–2011 Women's Professional Soccer magicJack
Washington Warthogs 1994–1997 Continental Indoor Soccer League Defunct

Softball

Team name Years present League Current status
Baltimore Monuments 1977 Professional softball leagues Defunct

Team Tennis

Team name Years present League Current status
Baltimore Banners 1974 World TeamTennis Defunct

Ultimate

Team name League 1st MD season Current status
DC Breeze 2013–2014 American Ultimate Disc League Move to Hotchkiss Field Gallaudet University

Collegiate sports

NCAA Division I

Further information: NCAA Division I

Coppin State University

The Coppin State University athletic teams are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Eagles and compete in the following sports:

Johns Hopkins University

Homewood Field

The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays lacrosse team, founded in 1883, is the school's most prominent sports team, which has won 44 national titles and is the only school sport to compete at the NCAA Division I level. The Blue Jays play at Homewood Field (pictured left). Hopkins women's lacrosse also competes at the Division I level.

Loyola University Maryland

Loyola fields 17 varsity teams and 22 club teams. The varsity teams participate in the NCAA's Division I. Sixteen of Loyola's 18 athletic teams compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Men's lacrosse competes in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and women's lacrosse is an associate member of the Big East Conference. The colleges teams are called the Greyhounds (logo right) and compete in the following sports:

Morgan State University

The Morgan State University athletic teams are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Bears and compete in the following sports:

Mount St. Mary's University

Mount St. Mary's University was one of the founding members of the Northeast Conference. The school's sports teams are called the Mountaineers and compete in the following sports:

Towson University

Main article: Towson Tigers

The athletics teams of Towson University participate in the NCAA's Division I and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association as well as the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The school's sports teams are called the Tigers, and the mascot of the University is named Doc.

Sport Gender Venue
Baseball Men's Schuerholz Park
Basketball Men's & Women's Towson Center
Cross Country Women's Oregon Ridge Park
Field Hockey Women's Johnny Unitas Stadium
Football Men's Johnny Unitas Stadium
Golf Men's & Women's Prospect Bay Country Club
Gymnastics Women's Towson Center
Lacrosse Men's & Women's Johnny Unitas Stadium
Soccer Men's & Women's Towson Center
Softball Women's Towson Center
Swimming Men's & Women's Burdick Hall
Tennis Women's Towson Center
Track & Field Women's
Volleyball Women's Towson Center

United States Naval Academy

Main article: Navy Midshipmen

The United States Naval Academy participates in NCAA Division I in 30 varsity sports.[4] It also fields teams in 12 club sports.[5] The Academy is a non-football member of the Patriot League, a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) independent school, and a member of the Collegiate Sprint Football League (men), Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (men), Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges, Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (men), and Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Navy is also one of approximately 300 members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Although the teams have no official name, they are usually referred to as "Navy", "Midshipmen", or "Mids". The Academy competes in the following sports:

Varsity sports
  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's and women's
  • Crew (heavyweight) – Men's and women's
  • Crew (lightweight) – Men's and women's
  • Cross Country – Men's and women's
  • Football – Men's
  • Golf – Men's
  • Gymnastics – Men's
  • Lacrosse – Men's and women's
  • Rifle – Coeducational
  • Sailing (intercollegiate) – Coeducational
  • Sailing (offshore) – Coeducational
  • Soccer – Men's and women's
  • Sprint Football – Men's
  • Squash – Men's
  • Swimming & diving – Men's and women's
  • Tennis – Men's and women's
  • Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) – Men's and women's
  • Volleyball – Women's
  • Water Polo – Men's
  • Wrestling – Men's
Club sports
  • Boxing – Men's
  • Cycling – Coeducational
  • Hockey (ice) – Men's
  • Karate – Coeducational
  • Marathon – Coeducational
  • Pistol – Coeducational
  • Powerlifting – Coeducational
  • Rugby – Men's and women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Triathlon – Coeducational
  • Volleyball – Men's

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Main article: UMBC Retrievers
Retriever Activities Center

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I, and is member of the America East Conference. The school's sports teams are called the Retrievers, and the mascot of the University is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever which has been referred to as both True Grit and Fever.

Sport Gender Venue
Baseball Men's The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC
Basketball Men's & Women's Retriever Activities Center
Cross Country Men's & Women's UMBC Stadium
Lacrosse Men's & Women's UMBC Stadium
Soccer Men's & Women's UMBC Soccer Stadium
Softball Men's & Women's Baseball Factory Field
Swimming Men's & Women's UMBC Natatorium
Tennis Men's & Women's Tennis Center
Track & Field Men's & Women's UMBC Stadium
Volleyball Women's Retriever Activities Center

University of Maryland, College Park

Byrd Stadium
XFINITY Center
Main article: Maryland Terrapins

The University of Maryland, College Park sports teams participate in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Prior to 2014, the school participated in Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which it was a founding member. Its teams are called the Terrapins, and its mascot is a diamondback terrapin named Testudo.

Sport Gender Venue
Baseball Men's Shipley Field
Basketball Men's & Women's XFINITY Center
Competitive Cheer Coed XFINITY Center
Cross Country Men's & Women's Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field
Field Hockey Women's Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
Football Men's Byrd Stadium
Golf Men's & Women's Maryland Golf Course
Lacrosse Men's & Women's Byrd Stadium; Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex / Ludwig Field
Soccer Men's & Women's Ludwig Field
Swimming Men's & Women's Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium
Tennis Men's & Women's Tennis Center at College Park
Track & Field Men's & Women's Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field
Volleyball Women's XFINITY Center
Water Polo Women's Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium
Wrestling Men's XFINITY Center

NCAA Division II

Bowie State University

The Bowie State University athletic teams are members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Their teams are called the Bulldogs and compete in the following sports:

NCAA Division III

Frostburg State University

Frostburg State athletic teams are members of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. Their teams are called the Bobcats and compete in the following sports:

Goucher College

Goucher College athletic teams are members of the Landmark Conference. Their teams are called the Gophers and compete in the following sports:

Hood College

Hood College's athletic teams are members of the Capital Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Blazers and compete in the following sports:

McDaniel College

McDaniel College athletic teams are members of the Centennial Conference. Their teams are called the Green Terror and compete in the following sports:

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Notre Dame athletic teams are members of the Colonial States Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Gators and compete in the following sports:

Johns Hopkins University

Except for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays lacrosse team, Johns Hopkins athletic teams are members of the Centennial Conference and compete in the following sports:

Salisbury University

Salisbury University athletic teams are members of the Capital Athletic Conference except for the football team which plays in the Empire 8. Their teams are called the Seagulls and compete in the following sports:

Stevenson University

Stevenson University athletic teams are members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference as well as the Capital Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Mustangs and compete in the following sports:

St. Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's College athletic teams are members of the Capital Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Seahawks and compete in the following sports:

Washington College

Washington College athletic teams are members of the Centennial Conference, except for the sailing team which competes in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association. Their teams are called the Shoremen/Shorewomen and compete in the following sports:

Collegiate Summer Baseball

The Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League (CRCBL) is a collegiate summer baseball league located in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan areas. Of the ten teams in the league, six play home games in Maryland.

Team City Stadium
Baltimore Dodgers Columbia, Maryland Bachman Park, Joe Cannon Stadium
Baltimore Redbirds Towson, Maryland Calvert Hall High School
Bethesda Big Train Bethesda, Maryland Shirley Povich Field
Gaithersburg Giants Gaithersburg, Maryland Criswell Automotive Field at Kelley Park
Rockville Express Rockville, Maryland Knights Field at Montgomery College-Rockville
Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts Silver Spring, Maryland Blair Stadium

High school

Baltimore Catholic League

The Baltimore Catholic League (BCL), is a competitive basketball association composed of private Catholic high schools in the Baltimore, Maryland geographic area.

Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland

The Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (or IAAM) is a girls’ sports conference for private high schools generally located in the Baltimore metropolitan area but extending to various other regions, including the state's mostly rural Eastern Shore.

Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (or MIAA) is a boys' sports conference for private high schools generally located in the Baltimore metropolitan area but extending to various other regions, including the state's mostly rural Eastern Shore.

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Associationor (MPSSAA), is the association that oversees public high school sporting contests in the state of Maryland.

Member High schools

Allegany County
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore City
MPSSAA member schools City and Poly clash during their annual rivalry game at M&T Bank Stadium in 2007.
Baltimore County
Calvert County
Caroline County
Carroll County
Cecil County
Charles County
Dorchester County
Frederick County
Garrett County
Harford County
Howard County
Kent County
Montgomery County
Prince George's County
Queen Anne's County
St. Mary's County
Somerset County
Talbot County
Washington County
Wicomico County
Worcester County

Washington Catholic Athletic Conference

The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference or WCAC is a high school athletic league for boys, girls, and co-ed Catholic high schools located around and in Washington, D.C., United States.

Horse racing

Horse racing has a very long history in Maryland going back to colonial days. The Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel in the Triple Crown, is run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Presently, Maryland has four Thoroughbred tracks and two Harness Tracks.

Track Name Location Type
Fair Hill Training Center Elkton Thoroughbred
Laurel Park Racecourse Laurel Thoroughbred
Ocean Downs Berlin Harness
Pimlico Race Course Baltimore Thoroughbred
Rosecroft Raceway Fort Washington Harness
Timonium Racetrack Timonium Thoroughbred

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Symbols". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  2. ↑ Frank Deford, Navy's Star With A Stick; Even in Maryland, where lacrosse enjoys exalted status and local talent is idolized, Jimmy Lewis of New York is hailed as the game's best player, Sports Illustrated, May 30, 1966.
  3. ↑ STATE SYMBOLS: Marylanders take a walk, and eat cake too. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Wesley Brown Field House" Facts sheet. USNA Public Affairs Office. Athletics Department webpage (Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website). Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  5. ↑ Club /Intramural Sports Programs. Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
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