Racing News

Terranovas Enjoy De Francis Dash Victory From Afar

09/27/2019

Laurel-Based Laki Chasing Second Straight MATCH Series Title
Trainer Motion Back for More Week After Winning Three Stakes
Saturday’s Stakes-Filled Card Includes Ciders & Seltzers On the Rail

LAUREL, MD – Being unable to attend the first graded-stakes win by one of his own horses in more than four years didn’t make the accomplishment any less exciting for trainer John Terranova.

New York Duo Seek Stakes Breakthrough in $100,000 Challedon

09/26/2019

$100,000 Shine Again Could be Ideal Spot for Our Super Freak
Among Six Stakes Worth $600,000 Saturday, Sept. 28

LAUREL, MD – Each in search of their first stakes victory, stablemates Tiz He the One, undefeated in three career tries over the local surface, and American Power, a winner of his last three starts, are among a field of 10 entered for Saturday’s $75,000 Challedon at Laurel Park.

Lynch-Trained Pair Top $100,000 Anne Arundel County

09/26/2019

Me and Mr. C Steps Up in $100,000 Howard County
Among Six Stakes Worth $600,000 Saturday, Sept. 28

LAUREL, MD – Miss J McKay, across the wire first in her only two starts, and stablemate Giggling, riding a two-race win streak, will find themselves in the starting gate together for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000 Anne Arundel County Stakes at Laurel Park.

Colonia, Notapradaprice Top Full Field in Fasig-Tipton All Along

09/25/2019

September to Remember Stakes Festival Round 2 Saturday, Sept. 28

LAUREL, MD – Grade 3 winners Colonia and Notapradaprice, two-time defending Maryland Million Ladies winner My Sistersledge, and graded-stakes placed stablemates Lift Up and Theodora B. are among a competitive field of 15 set to line up in Saturday’s $150,000 Fasig-Tipton All Along Stakes at Laurel Park.

Friday Stronach 5 Carryover $107,353

09/25/2019

Races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields
Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 returns Friday afternoon with a carryover of $107,353.23 and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields.

The Multi-track wager will begin at 5:09 p.m. with three consecutive turf races from Laurel, Gulfstream and Santa Anita. The sequence will wrap-up with a mile race from Golden Gate and a turf race from Laurel.

Highland Sky Making Laurel Debut in $100,000 Japan Turf Cup

09/25/2019

English Minister Targets Fifth Straight Win in Saturday, Sept. 28 Stakes

LAUREL, MD – Joyce Young, Gerald McManis and Jerrie Stewart McManis’ Highland Sky has earned more than $700,000 in purses racing at tracks up and down the East Coast since the fall of 2015, but the hardy gelding will see Maryland for the first time when he ships in for Saturday’s $100,000 Japan Turf Cup at Laurel Park.

Martin Parlays Long Shots into BIG One Handicapping Title

09/24/2019

Earns $27,000 Grand Prize and Berths in NHC and BCBC

LAUREL, MD – Tony Martin, a 51-year-old retired groundskeeper from Lexington, Ky., took home the grand prize of $27,000 plus his bankroll and seats at two premiere upcoming events during The BIG One handicapping tournament hosted by Laurel Park.

Caribou Club Targeting Breeders Cup Mile Off Laurel Win

09/22/2019

Record-Setting Winner of Saturday’s $200,000 BWI Turf Cup (G3)

LAUREL, MD – Glen Hill Farm’s multiple graded-stakes winning homebred Caribou Club, coming off back-to-back record-setting performances, could be headed for the Breeders’ Cup off his come-from-behind triumph in the $200,000 Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup (G3) Saturday at Laurel Park.

Dubini Returns to Peak Form in $100,000 Laurel Dash

09/21/2019

He’s No Lemon Placed First in $150,000 Bald Eagle
Goldwood Runs Win Streak to Five in $100,000 Sensible Lady
Meadow Dance Earns First Stakes Win in $100,000 Weather Vane

LAUREL, MD – Fully recovered from a bout of colic that had interrupted his 2019 campaign, Pewter Stable’s Dubini rallied from last to capture Saturday’s $100,000 Laurel Dash presented by Fidelity First and Blackwell Real Estate at Laurel Park.

Killybegs Captain Makes the Grade in $250,000 De Francis Dash - G3

09/21/2019

Six-Furlong Sprint Highlights Card of Eight Stakes Worth $1.3 Million

LAUREL, MD – Jockey Eric Cancel’s instructions prior to Saturday’s $250,000 Xpressbet Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) at Laurel Park couldn’t have been simpler.

Given the call on Curragh Stables’ Killybegs Captain, a horse he rode to a pair of third-place finishes in graded-stakes earlier this summer for trainer John Terranova, Cancel followed his orders perfectly.