Racing News

Something Awesome Set for Comeback in $100,000 Richard W. Small

Among Five Stakes Worth $500,000 in Purses Saturday, Nov. 10
 
LAUREL, MD – Stronach Stable’s multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Something Awesome, unraced since having his three-race win streak snapped mid-May, is entered to make his comeback in a loaded edition of the $100,000 Richard W. Small Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.
 

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday’s Stronach 5

Three Tracks, Five Races, 56 Horses
 
LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, a national wager with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature a $100,000 guaranteed pool.
 
The Stronach 5 will crisscross the country from Laurel Park to Gulfstream Park West, back to Laurel and Gulfstream West before the final leg is contested at Golden Gate Fields.
 

Stronach 5 Carryover $51,000 Friday, November 9

LAUREL, MD – There will be a $51,331.91 carryover in the Stronach 5 November 9 after there were no winning tickets Friday afternoon.
 
The national Pick 5 wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, kicked off Friday with a $108.20 winner in Santa Anita’s fourth race. That was followed by a $16 winner in Gulfstream Park West’s ninth race.
 

Angel Serpa Returns to Laurel Following International Win

Journeyman Rider Captures Invitational Race in Wuhan, China
 
LAUREL, MD – Even without a mount on the program, journeyman rider Angel Serpa accepted congratulations in Laurel Park’s jockey’s room Friday for coming home a winner following his first trip to China.
 
Serpa, 30, represented the United States and the Maryland Jockey Club at the 16th annual China Wuhan International Horse Racing Festival at Orient Lucky City Wuhan International Racecourse.

Graded Winners Among 132 Maryland Hall of Fame Day Stakes Noms

Five Stakes Worth $500,000 in Purses Saturday, Nov. 10
 
LAUREL, MD – Graded-stakes winners Doctor Mounty, Imperative, Just Call Kenny, Name Changer, Golden Brown and Something Awesome are among 132 horses nominated to five stakes worth $500,000 in purses on the Maryland Hall of Fame Day program Saturday, Nov. 10 at Laurel Park.
 

Bet the Breeders’ Cup at Laurel Park Nov. 2 and 3

Doors Open 11 A.M. Friday, 10 A.M. Saturday; Buffet on Saturday
Live Post Time 12:30 P.M. Friday, 11:45 A.M. Saturday
 
LAUREL, MD – In addition to full cards of live racing, fans at Laurel Park will be able to watch and wager on all 14 Breeders’ Cup races from Churchill Downs Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3.
 

Friday’s Stronach 5

Five Races, Two on the Turf, Four Tracks, 52 Entries
Past Performances and Preview Show
 
 LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, a national wager featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will kick off Friday at Santa Anita Park and go cross-country with stops at Gulfstream Park West, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields
 

G1 Winner Glorious Empire Takes Win Streak to Breeders’ Cup

Leaves Tuesday Bound for Kentucky and $4 Million Turf (G1) 
 
LAUREL, MD – Matthew Schera’s Grade 1 winner Glorious Empire, undefeated in three starts since opening his 7-year-old season this spring at Laurel Park, emerged from his latest work in good order and will ship this week for his Breeders’ Cup debut.
 

Multiple Stakes Winner Chalon Puts in Final Breeze for Breeders’ Cup

Stretching Out to Seven Furlongs for $1 Million Filly & Mare Turf (G1) 
 
LAUREL, MD – Lael Stables’ Chalon, a Laurel Park stakes winner in her 4-year-old debut this spring, breezed Saturday morning ahead of her next engagement in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) Nov. 3.
 

Smokin Nitro Wins Second Straight in Laurel Feature Friday

Jockey McCarthy Enjoys Three-Win Day
            
LAUREL, MD – Michael Cox homebred Smokin Nitro, patiently brought along since his debut this spring, earned his sixth win from nine starts in his Maryland debut with a front-running upset of Friday’s feature race at Laurel Park.