Racing News

Weather Forces Laurel to Cancel Thursday Program

11/15/2018

Multiple Graded-Stakes Winner Something Awesome Entered Friday

LAUREL, MD – An early arrival of winter forced the cancellation of Thursday’s nine-race program at Laurel Park.

Horses were at the gate for the first race when the decision was made to cancel racing due to deteriorating weather conditions from Winter Storm Avery.

Early morning snow turned to sleet and freezing rain by afternoon with temperatures in the mid-30s and a wind chill in the mid-20s. The forecast called for a 100 percent chance of rain into Friday.

Sinatra Speaks to Students at University of Maryland

11/14/2018
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland Jockey Club President and General Manager Sal Sinatra spoke to approximately 80 students Wednesday afternoon at the University of Maryland about the sport and the business of Thoroughbred Racing.
 

$50,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday’s Stronach 5

11/14/2018
Five Races, 59 Entries, Three Tracks
 
LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, a national wager with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature a guaranteed pool of $50,000.
 
First race post time is 3:52 p.m.
 
Preview Show: click here to watch.
 

Maryland Million Classic Winner Saratoga Bob Returns Thursday

11/14/2018
Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Nine-Race Program
 
LAUREL, MD – Saratoga Bob, a half-length winner of the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic in his previous start, makes his return in a $45,000 second-level optional claimer for 3-year-olds and up that serves as the feature of a nine-race program when live racing resumes at Laurel Park Thursday.
 

Bonus Points Rallies to Capture Laurel Feature Sunday

11/11/2018
Live Racing Returns with Nine-Race Program Thursday, Nov. 15
 
LAUREL, MD – Three Diamonds Farm’s Bonus Points, trailing by 20 lengths after a half-mile, unleashed a powerful last-to-first move on the far outside through the stretch to catch long shot pacesetter Saratoga Jack and win Sunday’s featured seventh race at Laurel Park.
 

Unbridled Juan Proves Best in $100,000 Richard W. Small

11/10/2018
Scrap Copper Rallies to $100,000 James F. Lewis III Win
Congrats Gal Gets Job Done in $100,000 Smart Halo
Jockey Trevor McCarthy Wins Four Races, Three Stakes
 
LAUREL, MD – Stronach Stables’ Unbridled Juan, stepping up in place of his multiple graded-stakes winning stablemate Something Awesome, sat a stalking trip before pouncing in the stretch and holding off a resurgent Dalmore to win Saturday’s $100,000 Richard W. Small at Laurel Park.

Majestic Dunhill Springs Upset in $100,000 City of Laurel

11/10/2018
America’s Tale Repels Challenge in $100,000 Safely Kept
Among Five Stakes Worth $500,000 on Salute the Troops Day
 
LAUREL, MD – R A Hill Stable’s Majestic Dunhill, a sprint stakes winner on the grass this summer, transferred his success to the main track with a last-to-first half-length upset in Saturday’s $100,000 City of Laurel at Laurel Park. 
 

Stronach 5 Rewards a Dozen Bettors with $17,832

11/09/2018
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, a national Pick 5 with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, was hit Friday by 12 bettors who each received $17,832.20. 
 
The winning numbers were 6/4,5,6/12/9/7. The total pool was $180,002. The highest price in the sequence was $27.60 and the lowest price $6.
            
Friday’s sequence and results: 
 

G3 Winner Golden Brown Looks to Shine in $100,000 City of Laurel

11/08/2018
Majestic Reason Seeks Second Stakes Win in $100,000 Safely Kept
Among Five Stakes Worth $500,000 in Purses Saturday, Nov. 10
 
LAUREL, MD – New Jersey-bred Golden Brown, winner of the 1 1/8-mile Kent Stakes (G3) on turf this summer, cuts back to sprinting in his return to the main track for Saturday’s $100,000 City of Laurel at Laurel Park. 
 

Trainer Ward Sends Trio to Laurel for Juvenile Stakes

11/08/2018
Fayette Warrior, Hawaiian Noises Top $100,000 James F. Lewis III
Mae Never No Draws Outside in $100,000 Smart Halo
Among Five Stakes Worth $500,000 in Purses Saturday, Nov. 10