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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Pr. George's Headlines: Racehorse Escapee Gallops Down U.S. Route 1, Man Sentenced to 110 Years

Top stories this week in Prince George's County.

Among stories that received attention this week in Prince George's County were: Criminals trading Tide laundry detergent for drugs, a man sentenced for taking cell phones and cash from people attending a party, and a local yarn store closing in the face of increasingly difficult retail environment. Here are those articles and others.   Racehorse Escapes From Laurel Park, Heads Down U.S. Route 1 Drivers along U.S. Route 1 in North Laurel were given quite a start Friday morning when they encountered a riderless racehorse heading south along the highway. Police: Criminals Trade Tide Detergent for Drugs Criminals in Prince George's County are stealing Tide laundry detergent from stores and trading it for marijuana and crack, according to Sgt. …

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Racehorse Escapes From Laurel Park, Heads Down U.S. Route 1, Hyattsville Yarn Store Closing Down (in Hyattsville Patch), A Tangled Skein (in Hyattsville Patch), and 5 more ›

Friday, January 11, 2013

Racehorse Escapes From Laurel Park, Heads Down U.S. Route 1

Bullet Catcher, a 4-year-old gelding, was eventually captured after wandering more than a mile.

Drivers along U.S. Route 1 in North Laurel were given quite a start Friday morning when they encountered a riderless racehorse heading south along the highway. According to Laurel Park officials, Bullet Catcher—a 4-year-old gelding—escaped from the thoroughbred racing facility around 9 a.m. Moments earlier, the horse had tossed jockey Jeremy Rose as the pair was heading back to the stables at the end of a morning workout, track authorities said. Bullet Catcher then exited through a gate, wandered down Whiskey Bottom Road, and headed south down Route 1. Jockey Abel Castellano, who trailed the horse in a truck, captured part of his journey in a cell phone video. "I had finished working a horse and was coming to the jocks room when I saw a …

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4:54 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013

Glad Bullet Catcher its all right. Apparently, he must be bored with the routine training laps.   more ›

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