Racing News

Rosado Opens New Year With Four-Win Day Friday

01/01/2021
Seven Maidens Seeking Diploma in Laurel Opener Saturday
Factor It In Makes Successful Return in Friday Feature
 
LAUREL, MD – Jockey Johan Rosado celebrated the new year in style by sweeping the early daily double and finishing with four winners on Friday’s nine-race program that opened Laurel Park’s 41-day winter meet.
 

Russell's Thursday Double Clinches Fall Meet Riding Title

12/31/2020
New Year’s Day Program Launches Laurel’s 2021 Winter Meet
Mandatory Payout of Rainbow 6 Jackpot Returns $71,656
 
LAUREL, MD – Jockey Sheldon Russell, returning from a four-day absence, won with two of his first three mounts on Thursday’s New Year’s Eve program at Laurel Park to clinch the 2020 fall meet riding title.
 

Flat Rate Gives Apprentice John Hiraldo First Career Victory

12/31/2020
LAUREL, MD – Top Notch Racing’s Flat Rate emerged from a three-way photo finish a neck ahead of Proud Enough to spring a 33-1 upset of Laurel Park’s sixth race and give 10-pound apprentice jockey John Hiraldo his first career victory.
 
Flat Rate ($69.80), a 4-year-old Violence gelding, ran 5 ½ furlongs in 1:05.90 over a fast main track in the beaten claimer for 3-year-olds and up to earn his fourth career victory and first since joining trainer Michael Jones Jr.
 

Imprimis, Extravagant Kid Highlight Stakes in Stronach 5

12/31/2020
Races from Santa Anita, Gulfstream & Laurel Featured for New Year’s Day Wager
$108 All-Star Ticket
 
LAUREL, MD – Breeze Easy, LLC’s Imprimis and DARRS Inc.’s Extravagant Kid, both coming out of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), go to post in the $75,000 The Janus, one of two stakes that make up Friday’s popular Stronach 5.
 

Ambitious Spots Lay Ahead for G3 Allaire du Pont winner Eres Tu

12/30/2020
Mandatory Payouts on Thursday’s New Year’s Eve Fall Finale Program
Toledo Closes Gap Quickly in Race for Fall Meet Riding Title
 
LAUREL, MD – Her comeback season couldn’t have gone any better, and now the connections of newly minted Grade 3 winner Eres Tu are going into 2021 with high expectations.
 

Gonzalez Wins Twice Sunday to Clinch Fall Meet Training Title

12/27/2020
Cancer Survivor Maryland’s Leading Trainer for Fourth Straight Year
Looking Forward to 2021 with G3 Winner Harpers First Ride
 
LAUREL, MD – Midwest Thoroughbred, Inc.’s Tayler’s Chrome, a juvenile daughter of two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome, captured Sunday’s opener at Laurel Park to clinch the fall meet championship for trainer Claudio Gonzalez.
 

Eres Tu Makes the Grade in $150,000 Allaire du Pont

12/26/2020
Led Eight Stakes Worth $850,000 on Christmastide Day Program
Rainbow 6 Jackpot Carryover Reaches $14,260 for Sunday Card
 
LAUREL, MD – Edward Seltzer and Beverly Anderson’s homebred Eres Tu kept her perfect comeback season intact and became a graded-stakes winner in the process with a popular one-length triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3) at Laurel Park.
 

Harpers First Ride Continues Roll in $100,000 Native Dancer

12/26/2020
Whereshetoldmetogo Proves Best in $100,000 Dave’s Friend
‘Sweet’ Streak Reaches Five in $100,000 Willa On the Move
 
LAUREL, MD – MCA Racing Stable’s Harpers First Ride put the finishing touches on an outstanding 2020 season by dismissing a bid from fellow multiple stakes winner Cordmaker at the top of the stretch and rolling home a 3 ¼-length winner in Saturday’s $100,000 Native Dancer at Laurel Park.
 

No Cents Hits Paydirt Again in $100,000 Heft

12/26/2020
Street Lute Narrow Winner of $100,000 Gin Talking
Shackqueenking Rules in $100,000 Howard County
Miss Leslie Steps Up in $100,000 Anne Arundel County
 
LAUREL, MD – Isabelle de Tomaso and Hope Jones’ homebred No Cents survived both a resurgent effort from fellow stakes winner Kenny Had a Notion along the rail and a lengthy inquiry to extend his win streak to four races in Saturday’s $100,000 Heft at Laurel Park.
 

Russell Could Make History in Race for Fall Meet Training Title

12/25/2020
Landing Zone Ready to Start New Streak in $150,000 du Pont (G3)
Little Huntress Favored to Graduate in Sunday Maiden Special Weight
 
LAUREL, MD – The 2020 Thoroughbred season is drawing to an historic close in Maryland, and not just for a pandemic that paused racing for 2 ½ months from mid-March to late May.