Malibu Beauty Springs Upset in $100,000 Caesar’s Wish

Give It a Whirl Captures $100,000 Bald Eagle DerbyRoanan Goddess Rules in $100,000 Searching LAUREL, MD – ZWP Stable, Inc. and Non Stop Stable’s 6-year-old homebred mare Malibu Beauty dueled with favored Saddle Up Jessie through the stretch before edging clear inside the eighth pole and drawing away to a 2 ¾-length victory in Sunday’s […]
Madison Meyers Looking to Transfer July Heat into August

Trainer Has Stakes Winner Desvio in Sunday’s Bald Eagle DerbyPost Time Facing Biggest Test Yet in Saturday’s G1 Whitney LAUREL, MD – Madison Meyers, for one, was sorry to flip her calendar this week. Racing primarily at Laurel Park, the Middleburg, Va.-based trainer enjoyed one of the best months of her career in July, winning […]
Mugatu Back on Grass for $100,000 Bald Eagle Derby

1 1/8-Mile Stakes One of Two Scheduled for Laurel Turf LAUREL, MD – At one point or another this spring, Average Joe Racing Stables, Ltd. and Dan Wells’ Mugatu faced all three Triple Crown race winners, two of them coming in his last trip to Maryland for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (G1). Eighth in […]
Belle of Rights Chasing Stakes Win in $100,000 Searching

First of Three $100,000 Stakes on Laurel’s Sunday Program LAUREL, MD – Emory Hamilton’s homebred Belle of Rights, alternating wins and seconds through four starts since graduating on debut in mid-February, can continue that pattern and become a stakes winner in the process in Sunday’s $100,000 Searching at Laurel Park. The 14th running of the […]
G2 Winner Affirmative Lady to Return in Caesar’s Wish

Second of Three $100,000 Stakes on Sunday, Aug. 4 Program LAUREL, MD – Mo Speed Racing’s Grade 2 winner Affirmative Lady, unraced since finishing 11th in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) last spring, is set to make her highly anticipated return to competition for new connections in Sunday’s $100,000 Caesar’s Wish at Laurel Park. The 1 […]
Dean ‘Delivers’ Again in $150,000 De Francis Dash

G3 Winner Apple Picker Gets Back on Track in Alma NorthFrosted Departure Goes the Distance in Deputed Testamony LAUREL, MD – Stonehedge homebred Dean Delivers capped a successful and emotional day for his connections, leading all the way around and repelling a late bid from 40-1 longshot Five Dreams to register a three-quarter-length triumph in […]
Sunny Breeze Stays Perfect with $100,000 Concern Win

Florida Homebred 3-Year-Old Captures Stakes Debut Sunday LAUREL, MD – Stonehedge homebred Sunny Breeze, a front-running winner of his first two career starts, switched tactics and came from off the pace to keep his perfect record intact with a head victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Concern at Laurel Park. The eighth running of the seven-furlong Concern […]
Russell Chasing Elusive De Francis Dash with Prince of Jericho

Six-Furlong Sprint Marks Comeback for Champion Seven’s ElevenSummer Meet Leader Jaime Rodriguez Rides Three Winners Saturday LAUREL, MD – Since going out on her own in 2018 trainer Brittany Russell has seen her operation grow every year, reaching career highs of 687 starts, 177 wins and $7.99 million in purse earnings in 2023. The 34-year-old […]
Auto Glide Tests Streak in $100,000 Deputed Testamony

De Francis Dash Tops Four Sunday Stakes Worth $450,000Quartet of Graded Winners Among Aug. 4 Caesar’s Wish Noms LAUREL, MD – Greg Compton, Mark Dean and Mike Cohea’s Auto Glide, riding a four-race win streak, chases a second consecutive stakes victory Sunday when he makes his Maryland debut in the $100,000 Deputed Testamony at Laurel […]
Play Harder Looking to Extend Streak in $100,000 Concern

G3 Winner Apple Picker Back Home for $100,000 Alma NorthDe Francis Dash Tops Four Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses LAUREL, MD – Rising Sun Racing Stables, Inc.’s Play Harder, promoted to a stakes victory that extended his win streak to three races last time out, looks to make it four in a row against familiar […]