Salty Stakes Winners Collide in General George
Irish Maxima the likely favorite in the Barbara FritchieSea Dancer seeks back-to-back stakes victories in Nellie MorseOffaly Cool looks for hat trick in John B. Campbell LAUREL, MD – Quint’s Brew, Celtic Contender, and Prince of Jericho have all won stakes races at Laurel Park this winter. They headline Saturday’s $200,000 General George for 4-year-olds […]
Laurel Park To Host Preakness Preview Day Handicapping Challenge
Hybrid on-site and online contest on Saturday, April 19Cash prizes offered as well as NHC/BCBC seats and Preakness tickets LAUREL, MD – The new Maryland Jockey Club is proud to host the Preakness Preview Day Handicapping Challenge, a one-day on-site and online handicapping contest taking place on Saturday, April 19 at Laurel Park or through […]
Paradise Valley Overcomes Adversity To Capture Sunday Feature
LAUREL, MD – When trainer Kate DeMasi claimed Paradise Valley for $25,000 during the fall of 2023, she was confident she had made a prescient purchase. “I thought he was a nice horse,” DeMasi said after Paradise Valley overcame adversity to win Sunday’s featured race at Laurel Park, a $56,000 conditioned allowance with a $55,000 […]
St. Jude Rallies to Win Saturday Feature At Laurel Park
All the Hardways takes allowance for 3-year-olds LAUREL, MD – Unbothered by a cold February rain, St. Jude rallied from just off the pace under jockey Jaime Rodriguez to win Saturday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park, a $49,000 first-level allowance for 4-year-olds and upward at seven furlongs. Sent away the prohibitive favorite in the […]
Influential Owner And Breeder R. Larry Johnson Passes Away
Bred classic-placed Mindframe LAUREL, MD – The new Maryland Jockey Club at Laurel Park mourns the passing of influential owner and breeder R. Larry Johnson, who died on Feb. 4 at 78. The owner of Legacy Farm in Bluemount, VA, Johnson’s foray into breeding began in 1978 when he purchased the mare Ran’s Chick for […]
Safe Trust Appears Stakes Bound After Friday Allowance Win
Bailintin relishes wet track in co-featured seventh race LAUREL, MD – Trainer Jose Corrales spoke only one word when describing Safe Trust’s progression from a petulant baby to a multiple stakes-placed juvenile to the winner of today’s co-featured fourth race at Laurel Park, a first-level allowance with a $62,500 claiming option for 3-year-old fillies at […]
Fritz Widaman Named Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sponsorships at The Maryland Jockey Club
Veteran industry executive to craft sales and business development strategy LAUREL, MD – The new Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC) announced today that it has hired Fritz Widaman as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sponsorships. Previously a key executive at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Widaman brings over 37 years of experience to his new […]
Change My World Upsets Sunday Feature
Nominations released for Feb. 15 stakesJaime Lugo Jr. rides first North American winner LAUREL, MD – Jockey Jaime Rodriguez was impressed by Change My World’s tenacity after the colt rallied to win Sunday’s featured sixth race at Laurel Park, a $47,000 maiden special weight for 3-year-olds at six furlongs. “He loved the dirt in his […]
Change My World Upsets Sunday Feature
Nominations released for Feb. 15 stakesJaime Lugo Jr. rides first North American winner LAUREL, MD – Jockey Jaime Rodriguez was impressed by Change My World’s tenacity after the colt rallied to win Sunday’s featured sixth race at Laurel Park, a $47,000 maiden special weight for 3-year-olds at six furlongs. “He loved the dirt in his […]
Complexity Jane Debuts Impressively
Brittany and Sheldon Russell combine for three maiden winnersJockey Jaime Rodriguez wins four on the Saturday card LAUREL, MD – Complexity Jane overcame adversity to impressively win her career debut in Saturday’s sixth race at Laurel Park, a $47,000 maiden special weight for 3-year-olds fillies at six furlongs. Over a muddy racetrack that seemingly aided […]
