Maryland Racing Community Honors Rodney Jenkins
Beloved trainer remembered in memorial service at Laurel Park LAUREL, MD – Famed equestrian and longtime thoroughbred trainer Rodney Jenkins was honored by the Maryland racing community Tuesday in a memorial service at Laurel Park. Jenkins, a beloved horseman, died Dec. 5 at age 80. “He taught me a lot on how to ride,” said […]
Millionaires Post Time and Coastal Mission Among Jennings Nominations
$100,000 Fire Plug Nominees include multiple Grade 3 winners Super Chow and Repo Rocks2025 Maryland Racing Calendar Giveaway on Jan. 17 and Jan. 18. LAUREL, MD –- Millionaires Post Time and Coastal Mission are among 16 state-bred or -sired performers nominated to the $75,000 Jennings at Laurel Park. The Jennings, for 3-year-olds and upward at […]
Brittany Russell repeats as Maryland’s leading trainer
Jaime Rodriguez goes back-to-back as top rider LAUREL, MD – It’s been a whirlwind career for Brittany Russell. In just her fifth full year of training, Russell led the annual standings in Maryland for the second consecutive season. In 2023, Russell ended Claudio Gonazlez’s six-year reign atop the leaderboard by notching 118 victories at Laurel […]
One Man Team Leads All the Way in $100,000 Heft
Caprice Gets Fifth Stakes Win in $100,000 Gin Talking LAUREL, MD – Robert LaPenta and Madaket Stables’ One Man Team, making just his second career start, took an early lead he never relinquished and powered home an impressive front-running winner of Saturday’s $100,000 Heft at Laurel Park. The Heft for 2-year-olds and $100,000 Gin Talking […]
Debut Winner One Man Team Taking Step Up in $100,000 Heft
Caprice Chasing Fifth Stakes Victory in $100,000 Gin TalkingRodriguez, Russell to Finish as Meet, Overall Leading Jockey, Trainer LAUREL, MD – Robert LaPenta and Madaket Stables’ promising juvenile colt One Man Team, an eye-catching winner of his Halloween unveiling, will take the jump up to stakes company for his second start in Saturday’s $100,000 Heft […]
Film Star Shines Bright in $100,000 Robert Manfuso
Sea Dancer Springs 16-1 Upset in $100,000 CarouselCeltic Contender Digs in to Win $75,000 Bender MemorialSpencerian Becomes Stakes Winner in $75,000 Politely LAUREL, MD – Ronald Stewart’s Grade 2-placed New York shipper Film Star battled the length of the stretch with local stakes winner Speedyness before getting his head down on the wire for a […]
Copper Tax Looks to Stay Perfect at Laurel in Robert Manfuso
7YO Mare Movie Moxie Chasing First Stakes Victory in CarouselMaryland-Breds in Spotlight in H&S Bender Memorial, Politely LAUREL, MD – Rose Petal Stable’s 3-year-old Copper Tax, last out winner of the Richard W. Small in his first try against older horses, will face elders again as he looks to keep his perfect record intact at […]
Tony Eclipse Impressive in $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Victory
Caprice Gets Fourth Stakes Win in $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly LAUREL, MD – The Elkstone Group homebred Tony Eclipse put away pacesetter Executive Order rounding the far turn, straightened for home in front and powered through the stretch to a popular 3 ¾-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Juvenile at Laurel Park. The 43rd running […]
Longtime Maryland Trainer Rodney Jenkins Passes Away
Octogenarian Owner Ellen Charles: ‘He Was Very Special’ LAUREL, MD – Longtime Maryland horseman Rodney Jenkins, who successfully transitioned from a Hall of Fame show career to a Thoroughbred trainer of such horses as millionaire Cordmaker and fellow graded-stakes winners Bandbox and Running Tide, passed away Thursday evening at the age of 80. Jenkins’ last […]
Executive Order Looking to Bounce Back in Maryland Juvenile
Maiden Winner Ms Notion Stepping Up in Maryland Juvenile Filly LAUREL, MD – WellSpring Stables’ impressive debut winner Executive Order, unraced in two months since facing Grade 1 company in just his second start, will get some class relief when he returns to action in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Juvenile at Laurel Park. The 43rd running […]
