Racing News

Karamanos Feeling Right at Home in Maryland

04/14/2016
Argentinean Jockey Ranked Among State’s Best Since 2002      
Riding High with Lady Sabelia & Page McKenney       
 

Gypsy Judy Debuts for Graham in Dahlia

04/14/2016
G1 Winner Hardest Core Back in Training
Dahlia Stakes Would Mark Return to Turf for Miss Bullistic
Look Who’s Talking Returns Friday, Lady Sabelia to Skipat
 
LAUREL, MD – Her connections are hoping a change of scenery will mark a reversal of fortune for James Hibbert's homebred Gypsy Judy in Saturday’s $75,000 Dahlia Stakes for females 3 and up at Laurel Park.
 

Hope Cross Making Maryland Debut in $75,000 Dahlia

04/13/2016
Grade 3-Placed Mare Takes on 12 Rivals in One-Mile Turf Stakes
First 2-Year-Old Race of the Year Saturday
 
LAUREL, MD – Since her debut two years ago, Hope Cross has raced exclusively in New York and South Florida with moderate success, winning three of 14 starts and $268,830 in purse earnings, also placing in a pair of stakes including a runner-up finish in the 2015 My Charmer (G3) at Gulfstream Park West.
 

Legislation Approved to Revive Prestigious D.C. International

04/13/2016
Bill Includes $500,000 Bonus for Maryland-Bred or Maryland-Sired Preakness Runners
 
LAUREL, MD – A bill that would help resurrect the Washington D.C. International and provide $500,000 in bonus money to Maryland-bred or Maryland-sired horses who run in the Preakness Stakes (G1) has sailed through the House 137-0 after passing the Senate 46-0 last month.
 

Maryland Jockey Club Opens Boonsboro OTB; Fourth OTB Features Full-Service Restaurant, Bar, Entertainment

04/13/2016
Fourth OTB Features Full-Service Restaurant, Bar, Entertainment
 
BOONSBORO, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club opened its fourth off-track betting facility Wednesday when the doors to its 2,000-square-foot facility in this historic town were unlocked at the GBoone’s Events Center on Old National Pike.
            

Awesome Speed Gets the Distance in $100,000 Federico Tesio

04/09/2016
Multiple Stakes Winner Earns Automatic Bid to 141st Preakness (G1)
 
 
LAUREL, MD – Colts Neck Stables’ Awesome Speed made a successful and lucrative return to Laurel Park on Saturday, winning the $100,000 Federico Tesio and earning an automatic berth in the 141st Preakness Stakes (G1) May 21 at Pimlico Race Course.
 

A P Majetstic Springs Upset in $100,000 Weber City Miss

04/09/2016
Filly Earns First Stakes Win, Automatic Entry to May 20 Black-Eyed Susan (G2)
 
LAUREL, MD – Either way, trainer Mike Trombetta was going to be a winner Saturday at Laurel Park when his two fillies, In the Navy Now and A P Majetstic, came down the stretch together in the $100,000 Weber City Miss Stakes.
 

Never Gone South Stretching Out for Federico Tesio

04/08/2016
Monster Sleeping Not Slowing Down with Age
Upcoming Laurel Park Stakes Draw 65 Nominations
                  
LAUREL, MD - M M G Stables’ consistent multiple stakes winner Never Gone South, never worse than third in six lifetime starts, will try two turns for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000 Federico Tesio at Laurel Park.
            

Statement from The Stronach Group on the Passing of Ogden ‘Dinny’ Phipps

04/07/2016
The Stronach Group and all of Thoroughbred racing is deeply saddened by the passing of Ogden ‘Dinny’ Phipps. His accomplishments as a breeder, owner and advocate for the industry and the horse are unparalleled. We offer our sincere condolences to his family. It is a sad day for racing. 
 
NOTE: The Stronach Group tracks will fly all flags at half-mast Saturday 

Ben’s Cat Nearing Seasonal Debut After Thursday Breeze; Triple Crown Preps at Laurel, Pimlico & OTB Sites Saturday

04/07/2016
Triple Crown Preps at Laurel, Pimlico & OTB Sites Saturday
 
LAUREL, MD - Maryland-bred and based multi-millionaire Ben’s Cat inched closer to his 10-year-old debut with a five-furlong breeze Thursday morning at rainy Laurel Park.