Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns $655
LAUREL, MD – There were 179 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each ticket returning $655.10. The popular wager, featuring races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, and Golden Gate Fields along with a 12-percent takeout, had five winners returning $8.60 or less. The Stronach 5 started with two races from Laurel. […]
Theresia Zhang Wins The Art of Racing Preakness Art Contest
MICA Student’s Entry Voted Best From 147 Submitted Entries LAUREL, MD – Theresia Zhang of China, a junior at the Maryland Institute College of Art, was honored Friday as winner of The Art of Racing, a unique competition presented by 1/ST and the Maryland Jockey Club in partnership with MICA to honor the Preakness Stakes […]
Apprentice Jockey Barbosa Wins with First Two U.S. Mounts
18-Year-Old Won 3 Races in Puerto Rico Before Moving to Laurel LAUREL, MD – As first impressions go, it doesn’t get any better than what Jeiron Barbosa did Friday at Laurel Park. A 10-pound apprentice from San Juan, Puerto Rico who had been in the U.S. for all of two days, the 18-year-old Barbosa made […]
