Racing News

Laurel Stakes Offering Automatic Entry to Santa Anita G1 Races

11/08/2019

City of Laurel, Safely Kept Stakes ‘Win and In’ for Malibu, La Brea

LAUREL, MD – Two of the four stakes on Laurel Park’s Saturday, Nov. 30 program will serve as ‘Win and In’ qualifiers for a pair of Grade 1 races at Santa Anita Park next month, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.

G2 Winner Minit to Stardom Back in Action Friday at Laurel

11/07/2019

National Stronach 5 Wager Also Returns on Nine-Race Card
Laurel to Host Special Veterans Day Program Monday, Nov. 11

LAUREL, MD – Brittlyn Stables’ Minit to Stardom, winner of the Honorable Miss (G2) this summer at Saratoga, will be heavily favored making her first start in six weeks Friday, Nov. 8 to help Laurel Park kick off a special holiday week schedule.

Stronach 5 Returns Friday: Races from Laurel, Gulfstream and Golden Gate

11/06/2019

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 returns Friday with a $100,000 guaranteed pool and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

The sequence begins at 4:10 ET at Laurel Park with a field of 14 claimers going six furlongs and will conclude less than an hour later with a dozen 2-year-old maiden fillies going a mile on the turf at Gulfstream.

Friday’s races and sequence

Staying Home Proves Right Move for Breeders' Cup Winner Sharing

11/04/2019

Laurel’s Selima Stakes Winner Upsets Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1)

LAUREL, MD – It was early fall and there were plenty of options available when trainer Graham Motion and owners Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gainesway Stable were looking for a final prep that would get promising young filly Sharing to realize their year-end goal of reaching the Breeders’ Cup.

Maryland Concludes Successful Season of Grass Racing

11/03/2019

Selima Winner Sharing Upsets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1)
15 Stakes on Four Saturdays Remain on Fall Meet Calendar

LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club has concluded another successful season of racing over its world-class turf course, and has already begun preparing for the highly anticipated return to the grass in spring 2020.

Arrifana Stays Perfect in Two-Turn Debut Friday

11/01/2019

Breeders’ Cup Watch Party Continues Saturday in Sports Book

LAUREL, MD – Gunpowder Farms and Millennium Farms’ 3-year-old filly Arrifana, racing around two turns for the first time, kept her perfect record intact with a popular half-length victory in Friday’s feature race at Laurel Park.

With regular rider Julian Pimentel aboard, Arrifana ($2.40) ran about 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.72 over a fast main track for her fourth win in as many starts for trainer Kelly Rubley.

Clubman Bounces Back with Win as Racing Returns to Laurel

10/31/2019

Maryland’s Leatherman Gets First Win in FEGENTRI Amateur Race
Free Admission to Breeders’ Cup Watch Party Friday and Saturday

LAUREL, MD – Caonabo Stable’s multiple stakes winner Clubman, beaten as the favorite in the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic Oct. 19, bounced back with a 1 ¼-length victory in Thursday’s feature as live racing returned to Laurel Park.

Live Racing Set to Resume at Laurel Thursday, Oct. 31

10/30/2019

First Post 12:25 P.M. for 10-Race Program
Free Admission to Breeders’ Cup Watch Party Nov. 1 and 2

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park will resume its live race schedule with a 10-race Halloween program Thursday, Oct. 31.

First race post time is 12:25 p.m.

Racing and training had been suspended at Laurel since Thursday, Oct. 24 due to a broken water pipe located on the track apron along the outer rail of the main track, which has now been repaired.

Miss J McKay Breezes Saturday for Breeders' Cup

10/26/2019

Video: Turf Stakes Winner Works Half-Mile in 49:20

LAUREL, MD – Maxis Stable, Madaket Stable and Wonder Stables’ stakes winner Miss J McKay breezed over Laurel Park’s world-class turf course Saturday morning ahead of an anticipated start in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1).

Under fall meet-leading jockey Trevor McCarthy, who will retain the mount in the Breeders’ Cup, Miss J McKay was clocked in 49.20 seconds for a half-mile on a course rated soft.

Laurel Park Cancels Saturday and Sunday Programs

10/25/2019

Facility Will Remain Open for Simulcasting

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park has cancelled its live racing programs for Saturday, Oct. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 27 as work continues to repair a broken water pipe along the track apron.

The decision was made to cancel the final two days of Laurel’s four-day race week to ensure the pipe issue has been properly resolved for the safety of its horses and horsemen.