Racing News

Laurel Park Hosting Holiday Toy Drive Saturday, Dec. 1

11/28/2018
Double Carryovers for Return of Live Racing Thursday, Nov. 29 
Friday, Nov. 30 Program Features 10 Races, Stronach 5, Noon Post
 
LAUREL, MD – In the spirit of the holiday season, the Maryland Jockey Club will reward generous-minded fans as part of its ‘Give a Gift, Get a Gift’ program Saturday, Dec. 1 at Laurel Park.
 

Late Night Pow Wow Extends Streak to Seven in Willa On the Move

11/24/2018
Victory Rally Rides Rail to First Stakes Win in $75,000 Geisha
 
LAUREL, MD – Breeze Easy LLC’s Late Night Pow Wow, racing for the first time outside her native West Virginia, swept to the lead on the far outside and outran fellow graded-stakes winner Ms Locust Point to the wire to capture the $100,000 Willa On the Move on a rainy Saturday at Laurel Park.
 

Stronach 5 Carryover of $88,000 Friday, Nov. 30

11/23/2018
LAUREL, MD - Since there were no winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, the national Pick 5 wager with the industry-low 12-percent takeout will have a carryover Friday, Nov. 30 of $88,189.41. 
The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool is carried over to the next Friday.
 
Winning payoffs in Friday’s Stronach 5, with races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park West and Golden Gate Fields, ranged from $25.80 to $6.40.

Divine Interventio Streaks to Allowance Win on Thanksgiving Card

11/23/2018
Sky Magician Breaks Maiden in Finale, Nyquist Half-Brother Fourth in Debut 
 
Late Pick 5 Carryover of $15,180 for Guys Day Out Friday
 
LAUREL, MD – Standing Rock Farm’s Divine Interventio surged past multiple stakes-winning front-runner Greatbullsoffire in mid-stretch and held off a surging Cordmaker on the rail for a head victory in the featured ninth race on Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day program at Laurel Park.
 

$50,000 Guaranteed Pool for Stronach 5 on Black Friday

11/21/2018
Five Races, 57 Entries, Three Tracks
 
LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, a national Pick 5 featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout, kicks off at 3:54 ET with a $50,000 guaranteed pool and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park West and Golden Gate Fields.
 
Past Performances: click here to view.
 

Ms Locust Point, Late Night Pow Pow Clash in Willa On the Move

11/21/2018
Graded-Stakes Winners Top $100,000 Sprint Saturday, Nov. 24
My Magician Faces Full Field for Title Defense in $75,000 Geisha
 
LAUREL, MD – Grade 2 winner Ms Locust Point, undefeated at Laurel Park but unraced since late June, and Grade 3 winner Late Night Pow Wow, in the midst of a six-race win streak, join multiple stakes winners Crabcakes and Shimmering Aspen in a highly competitive edition of the $100,000 Willa On the Move Stakes Saturday, Nov. 24.
 

Amino Springs $26 Upset for Maiden Victory Sunday

11/18/2018
Win Keeps Hot Streak Alive for Leading Rider McCarthy
Multiple Carryovers, Pie Giveaway for Thanksgiving Day Program
 
 LAUREL, MD – Wertheimer and Frere juvenile homebred Amino, making his second career start and first on conventional dirt, wore down favored front-runner Mind the Gap for a maiden victory Sunday at Laurel Park that continued Trevor McCarthy’s resurgent return to the Maryland jockey colony.
 

Stretch-Out Suits Belial in Laurel Feature Saturday

11/17/2018
Live Oak Homebred Souper Escape Sharp Maiden Winner 
            
LAUREL, MD – A late-running second in her stakes debut last time out, Belial split horses in deep stretch under jockey Trevor McCarthy and stuck her neck out at the wire to edge Olive Kat in Saturday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park.
 

Colonel Sharp Holds Off Something Awesome in Laurel Feature

11/16/2018
G2 Winner Ms Locust Point Tops Nominees to $100,000 Willa On the Move
My Magician Nominated to Defend Title in $75,000 Geisha
 
LAUREL, MD –Rising Sun Racing Stables’ Colonel Sharp outran his rivals early and had plenty left to turn back a late bid from multiple graded-stakes winner Something Awesome for a front-running one-length victory in Friday’s featured third race at Laurel Park.
 

Merz, Maryland Jockey Club Optimistic About Maryland Program

11/16/2018
First Snow Brings New Stables and Full Barns
 
 LAUREL, MD – The fact winter racing is fast approaching hit Chris Merz hard Thursday morning.
 
Merz, a native of San Diego who became the Maryland Jockey Club’s racing secretary in July, woke up to an inch of snow and a winter storm warning.