Racing News

Luna Belle Makes It Five Straight in $125,000 Weber City Miss

04/16/2022

May 20 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) Next for Champion 3-Year-Old Filly

LAUREL, MD – Luna Belle rolled down the stretch of her two-turn debut and straight into next month’s Black-Eyed Susan (G2) with her fifth consecutive stakes victory, a popular 4 ½-length triumph in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss at Laurel Park.

Stronach 5 Returns $3,452

04/15/2022

LAUREL, MD – There were 31 winning tickets on Friday’s final Stronach 5 with each ticket worth $3,452.30.

The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields along with a low 12 percent takeout.

Tesio Favorite Joe, Stakes Winner on Dirt, May Have Future on Turf

04/15/2022

Connections Being Rewarded for Faith in Champion Filly Luna Belle
Primacy Looks to Extend Streak to Three with First Stakes Triumph

LAUREL, MD – At some point The Elkstone Group’s stakes-winning homebred Joe, Maryland’s champion 2-year-old male of 2021, will get another shot on the grass, where his career began last fall. But not now.

English Jockey Humphrey Notches First U.S. Win Thursday

04/14/2022

Seven-Pound Apprentice Guides Zorb to $20.20 Upset Victory

LAUREL, MD – Richard Burnsworth’s 6-year-old gelding Zorb sprung a 9-1 upset in Thursday’s second race at Laurel Park, rolling home by 4 ¼ lengths to give English jockey William Humphrey his first victory in the United States.

$100,000 Frank Whiteley Marks Return of American Patrol

04/14/2022

MATCH Series Opener Among Four Stakes Worth $450,000 Saturday

LAUREL, MD – Nick Sanna Stables and Lynch Racing’s American Patrol, a 4-year-old son of 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah unraced in nearly 10 months, will make his highly anticipated return to competition in Saturday’s $100,000 Frank Y. Whiteley at Laurel Park.

Pennybaker Tests Win Streak in $100,000 Heavenly Cause

04/14/2022

Godolphin Homebred Making U.S. Debut in One-Mile Stakes

LAUREL, MD – Godolphin homebred filly Pennybaker will put a four-race win streak on the line when she tries dirt and stakes company for the first time while making her stateside debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Heavenly Cause at Laurel Park.

Luna Belle Looks to Extend Win Streak in $125,000 Weber City Miss

04/14/2022

‘Win & In’ for 3-Year-Old Fillies to 98th Black-Eyed Susan (G2) May 20

LAUREL, MD – Luna Belle, Maryland’s champion 2-year-old filly of 2021 that has gone unbeaten through three starts at 3, goes after her fifth consecutive stakes victory and a chance at possible graded glory in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss at Laurel Park.

Last Chance to Play the Stronach 5

04/13/2022

Races Friday from Laurel, Gulfstream, Santa Anita and Golden Gate
Low 12 Percent Takeout
More Innovative Wagering Opportunities Coming

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will give bettors one more chance to reap the rewards of a low 12 percent takeout and what has been a strong return on investment since 2018.

PREAKNESS 147 ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF PREAKNESS LIVE CULINARY, ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE BEST OF BALTIMORE ON BLACK-EYED SUSAN DAY AS PART OF PREAKNESS WEEKEND MAY 20 & MAY 21

04/13/2022

MS. LAURYN HILL, MEGAN THEE STALLION, BRITTNEY SPENCER, D-NICE AND DARIN ATWATER & THE SOULFUL SYMPHONY TO PERFORM ALONGSIDE CELEBRITY CHEFS TOM COLICCHIO, MARCUS SAMUELSSON AND GAIL SIMMONS AND BALTIMORE STAR CHEFS SAON BRICE AND MARIO MOISE

CREATED BY 1/ST EXPERIENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BALTIMORE NATIVE AND ENTERTAINMENT VISIONARY KEVIN LILES, PREAKNESS LIVE IS PART OF NEW BALTIMORE 1/ST CAMPAIGN

Shake Em Loose Chasing Third Straight Victory in $125,000 Federico Tesio

04/13/2022

‘Win & In’ for Triple Crown-Nominated Horses to 147th Preakness (G1) May 21

LAUREL, MD – Rudy Sanchez-Salomon will continue chasing the dream when the owner-trainer sends out his claimer-turned-multiple stakes winner Shake Em Loose in search of a third straight victory and Triple Crown race berth in Saturday’s $125,000 Federico Tesio at Laurel Park.