Racing News

Christmastide Day Stakes Attract 107 Nominations

12/20/2019

Five Stakes Worth $500,000 in Purses Saturday, Dec. 28
Entries Taken, Post Positions Drawn Sunday, Dec. 22

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park lowers the curtain on its 2019 stakes schedule Saturday, Dec. 28 with a Christmastide Day program of five stakes worth $500,000 in purses which attracted a total of 107 nominations.

Entries will be taken and post positions drawn Sunday, Dec. 22 for all five stakes.

Friday Stronach 5 to Feature $100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Races from Gulfstream and Laurel

12/19/2019

Video: All-Star Ticket

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will have a guaranteed pool of $100,000 and races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park.

The Stronach 5 will have three races from Gulfstream, including two at a distance on the turf, and an allowance optional claimer for 2-year-olds at a mile featuring Juddmonte Farms Inc.’s Toledo and Gelfenstein Farm LLC’s Masterday.

Triple Carryovers for Nine-Race Program on Sunday

12/14/2019

$15,973 in Rainbow 6, $15,170.26 in Late Pick 5

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park will wrap up its weekend of live racing Sunday, Dec. 15 with carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6, $1 Late Pick 5 and $1 Super Hi-5 on a nine-race program that kicks off at 12:25 p.m.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover stands at $15,973.28 after going unsolved during Saturday’s card. Tickets with five of six winners returned $412.58.

Friday Stronach 5 Returns $19,386

12/13/2019

LAUREL, MD – There were seven winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $19,386.60.

The Stronach 5, featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout, $100,000 guaranteed pool and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, kicked off with Barbsgray Lion ($17.20) winning the eighth race at Laurel and Spicy Meatball ($12.80) winning Laurel’s ninth race. They would be the highest payoffs of the sequence.

Friday’s races and sequence

Maryland Jockey Club Paying Tribute to 'Backstretch Heroes'

12/13/2019

Viral Campaign Recognizes Those Working Behind the Scenes

LAUREL, MD – While the spotlight regularly shines on the horses and horsemen that bring national and international attention to Maryland’s Thoroughbred industry, the Maryland Jockey Club has launched a campaign to recognize the people whose passion and work behind the scenes play a large part in that success.

G3-Placed Cordmaker on Winter Break Ahead of 2020 Campaign

12/12/2019

Live Racing Returns Friday with Double Carryovers & Stronach 5
Laurel Hosting Breakfast with Santa Saturday, Dec. 14
Recent Stakes Winner Laddie Liam Sold in Besecker Dispersal

LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stable’s Cordmaker, a three-time stakes winner at Laurel Park who ran third by two necks in the historic Pimlico Special (G3) in May, is getting the winter off in preparation for his 5-year-old campaign in 2020.

Turnaround No Problem for Lewisfield in $75,000 Bender Memorial

12/07/2019

Anna’s Bandit Makes it Six Straight Wins in $75,000 Politely

LAUREL, MD – Linda Zang’s multiple stakes-winning homebred Lewisfield, wheeled back 10 days after a troubled trip at Penn National, returned to his winning ways over his favorite track with a front-running score in Saturday’s $75,000 Howard and Sondra Bender Memorial at Laurel Park.

Laddie Liam Goes the Distance in $100,000 Maryland Futurity

12/07/2019

Hello Beautiful Romps in $100,000 Juvenile Filly Championship
Jockey Russell, Sire Golden Lad Sweep 2-Year-Old Stakes

LAUREL, MD – Joseph Besecker’s Laddie Liam broke running and never looked back, turning away a bid by Stone Courageous in the stretch and continuing on for a 4 ½-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity at Laurel Park.

Still Having Fun, Alwaysmining Return in Bender Memorial

12/07/2019

Anna’s Bandit Goes for Sixth Straight Victory in $75,000 Politely
Prizes, Calendar Giveaway on Maryland Spectacular Day

LAUREL, MD – Still Having Fun and Alwaysmining, Maryland’s top Triple Crown race hopefuls the past two years who together have won eight stakes and more than $1 million in purses, are scheduled to meet for the first time as they launch their respective comebacks in Saturday’s $75,000 Howard and Sondra Bender Memorial at Laurel Park.

Monday Morning Qb Seeks Stakes Score in Maryland Futurity

12/06/2019

Juvenile Filly Championship Features Matchup of Stakes Winners
Prizes, Calendar Giveaway on Maryland Spectacular Day

LAUREL, MD – Cash is King and LC Racing’s Monday Morning Qb looks to come up big Saturday afternoon as he takes the step up to stakes company for the first time off an impressive maiden triumph in the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity at Laurel Park.