Among Five Stakes, Two Graded, Worth $800,000 in Purses

LAUREL, MD – Three Diamonds Farm’s Bonus Points, trailing all but one horse after a half-mile, swept to the lead on the far outside and outfought favored Monongahela through the stretch to win Saturday’s $100,000 John B. Campbell presented by Fidelity First at Laurel Park.

Las Setas Goes Wire-to-Wire in Wide Country

LAUREL, MD – Runnymede Racing LLC’s Alwaysmining won his fourth consecutive race and third consecutive stakes with a 4 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Miracle Wood presented by Blackwell Real Estate at Laurel Park.

A 3-year-old gelded son of Stay Thirsty, trained by Kelly Rubley and ridden by Daniel Centeno, Alwaysmining covered the mile in 1:35.27. Gray Magician, who shipped from California, finished second by a nose over Tybalt.

$100,000 Maryland Racing Media Stakes Tops Feb. 18 Holiday Program
Rockinn On Bye Chasing Elusive Stakes Win in General George (G3)
My Cousin Martha Tries Graded Company in Barbara Fritchie (G3)

LAUREL, MD – Analysts Richard Migliore and Ashley Mailloux preview Saturday’s $800,000 Winter Carnival Day at Laurel Park, highlighted by the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3) and $250,000 General George (G3).
   

G3-Winning Filly Seeks Ninth Straight in $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3)

LAUREL, MD – It took more than three decades for trainer Javier Contreras to become an overnight sensation. A regular on the Laurel Park backstretch in the early 2000s, the 60-year-old native of Mexico won more races and purse money in 2018 than in any single season of his career, now in its 35th year.