He said Maryland-owned or -bred horses won 67 percent of the total purses paid, and that “more and more people are buying more horses” to race at Ocean Downs. Peter Szymanski, director of racing at Ocean Downs, told the MRC the 2023 meet was a success. The facility will be closed for simulcasting on Mondays and Tuesdays from January through April and October through December. There will be no racing on Mondays unlike this year and previous years, according to the submitted schedule. 11 until the end of the meet, there will be three programs per week - Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Tuesdays will be added in July and the first full week of August with two Thursdays dropped in July. The schedule submitted to the MRC shows that after racing two days the first week, there will be racing three days a week in June on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Eastern Shore track was approved for 48 nights of racing this year but lost one card to bad weather. Ocean Downs was approved to race from May 26-Sept. A request for dates at Rosecroft Raceway is expected at that time. The deadline for submission of racing dates for next year is Oct. 3 meeting approved a request from Ocean Downs Casino for 48 racing programs in 2024. The Maryland Racing Commission at its Oct.