Racing News

Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns $3,607

12/04/2020
LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, had 39 winning tickets each worth $3,607.50.
 

Pair of $100,000 Juvenile Stakes Headline Saturday Program

12/04/2020
Maryland Juvenile Futurity, Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship
 
LAUREL, MD – The spotlight will shine on 2-year-olds when live racing returns to Laurel Park with a pair of $100,000 juvenile stakes for Maryland-bred/sired horses headlining Saturday’s nine-race program.
 

Taco Supream Popular Winner of Laurel Thursday Feature

12/03/2020
Little Miss Raelyn Returns from Layoff to Extend Streak to Three
 
LAUREL, MD – Big Bertha Stable and Stormy Stable’s Taco Supream, scratched from the $100,000 Frank Whiteley Stakes last weekend, returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in 14 months with a popular 1 ½-length triumph in Thursday’s feature at Laurel Park.
 

Laurel Announces 24 Winter Stakes, $2.65 Million in Purses

12/02/2020
General George (G3), Runhappy Fritchie (G3) Feb. 13
Tesio, Weber City ‘Win & In’ for Preakness (G1), Black-Eyed Susan (G2)
Two New $100,000 Stakes for 3-Year-Olds Jan. 16
 
 
LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park announced a $2.65 million winter stakes schedule Wednesday highlighted by the $250,000 General George (G3), $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3), and ‘Win and In’ races for the Preakness (G1) and Black-Eyed Susan (G2).

Harpers First Ride Sweeps to $100,000 Richard Small Victory

11/28/2020
Whereshetoldmetogo Edges Laki in $100,000 Frank Whiteley
Air Token Flies Past Favored Francatelli to Win $100,000 Concern
 
LAUREL, MD – MCA Racing Stable’s Harpers First Ride, Maryland-bred winner of the historic Pimlico Special (G3) last month, swept past his rivals on the far outside around the turn and powered through the stretch to a three-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Richard W. Small at Laurel Park.
 

Hello Beautiful Good-Looking Winner of $100,000 Safely Kept

11/28/2020
Eres Tu Becomes Stakes Winner in $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go
Dontletsweetfoolya Sprints to Impressive $100,000 Primonetta Win
 
LAUREL, MD – Already a multiple stakes winner against fellow Maryland-bred/sired horses, including an 11 ¼-length romp in the Maryland Million Distaff last month, Hello Beautiful handled open stakes company with aplomb to stay perfect at Laurel Park in Saturday’s $100,000 Safely Kept.
 

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $68,683

11/27/2020
LAUREL, MD – There were seven winning tickets on Friday’s Stronach 5, each returning $68,683.10.
 
The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park West, had a carryover of $91,481.74. There was an additional $442,449 wagered Friday.
 

Undefeated Jaxon Traveler Tops Maryland Juvenile Futurity Nominations

11/27/2020
Juvenile Filly Championship Nominees Include Street Lute, Miss Nondescript
Triple Carryovers for Saturday’s Fall Festival of Racing Program
 
LAUREL, MD – West Point Thoroughbreds and Melvin Delfiner’s Jaxon Traveler, undefeated through two starts, tops a list of seven last-out winners among 15 2-year-olds nominated to the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity Saturday, Dec. 5 at Laurel Park.
 

Tullock and Tukker Handicap Friday's $91,481 Stronach 5 Carryover

11/26/2020
Races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park West
 
LAUREL, MD – There’s a $91,481.74 Stronach 5 carryover awaiting bettors this Black Friday.
 
The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature three races from Laurel Park and two from Gulfstream Park West. The five-race sequence will kick off at approximately 3:20 with the seventh race from Laurel Park.
 

Dual Stakes Winner Lebda Seeking Return to Form in $100,000 Concern

11/25/2020
Still Having Fun Facing Nine Stakes Winners in $100,000 Frank Whiteley
Bal Harbour Drops into Tough Spot in $100,000 Richard Small
 
LAUREL, MD – In an effort to rediscover his multiple stakes-winning form, Euro Stable’s Lebda will race over his home track for the first time in more than eight months and the first as a gelding in Saturday’s $100,000 Concern at Laurel Park.