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 […]

G1 Winner Sibelius Headlines $150,000 De Francis Dash

Eight Stakes Winners, Three Graded, Among Loaded Field of 10Six-Furlong Sprint Tops Four Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purse LAUREL, MD – Jun Park and Delia Nash’s millionaire gelding Sibelius, who made his race debut in Maryland nearly 3 ½ years ago, looks to regain his winning form when he returns to Laurel Park Sunday for […]

Sparkle Blue Repeat Winner of $100,000 Big Dreyfus

Miss Harriett Goes the Distance in $75,000 Miss DiscoLaurel Summer Meet Resumes with Eight-Race Program Friday LAUREL, MD – Augustin Stable and Catherine Parke’s Sparkle Blue, exiting four consecutive graded-stakes, put her class on display by powering through the stretch and turning back stubborn longshot Cut From Class to win Sunday’s $100,000 Big Dreyfus at […]

$150,000 De Francis Dash July 28 Up Next for Subrogate

4-Year-Old Arrogate Colt Fires Bullet in Final Work SaturdayEight September Stakes Worth $900,000 to Open Fall MeetBarbosa Rides Four Straight Winners to Cap Saturday Card LAUREL, MD – Colts Neck Stables’ Subrogate, undefeated in three starts as a 4-year-old, put in a final breeze Saturday ahead of his next scheduled start in the listed $150,000 […]

Miss Harriett Chasing Third Stakes Win in $75,000 Miss Disco

Seven-Furlong Sprint for Maryland-Bred/Sired 3YO Fillies SundayJockey Julio Hernandez Sweeps Early Double in Friday Hat Trick LAUREL, MD – Multiple stakes winner Miss Harriett, bred and owned by David Baxter’s Narrow Leaf Farms, steps out of open company for the first time since her stunning upset of the 2023 Maryland Million Lassie in Sunday’s $75,000 […]

Sparkle Blue Making Title Defense in $100,000 Big Dreyfus

Multiple Graded-Stakes Winning Mare Tops 1 1/8-Mile Turf TestLaurel Summer Meet Resumes with Nine-Race Program Friday LAUREL, MD – Following a steady diet of graded-stakes to start the year, Catherine Parke and Augustin Stable’s dual graded winner Sparkle Blue will get some class relief when she returns to Maryland to make a title defense in […]