Racing News

Jockey Lauralea Glaser Returns to Riding on Her Own Terms

08/16/2019

Full-Time Exercise Rider, Part-Time Pro has Mount Aug. 16 at Laurel

LAUREL, MD – There were plenty of well wishes and welcome backs when jockey Lauralea Glaser rode her first winner in nearly two years last weekend at Laurel Park, in just her second mount since the winter of 2017.

Truth be told, she hadn’t gone anywhere.

Shimmering Aspen Drops into Competitive Spot Friday at Laurel

08/15/2019

Maiden Winner Ilchester Cheetah Springs Upset in Thursday Opener
Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $36,262 for Saturday Program
Links: Stronach 5 All Star Ticket, Free PPs

LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stable’s Shimmering Aspen will face five-time stakes winner Anna’s Bandit and 2018 Miss Disco winner Majestic Reason in a stakes-quality spot that serves as Friday’s feature event at Laurel Park.

Friday Stronach 5: All Turf & Mandatory Payout

08/15/2019

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
Races from Laurel Park, Golden Gate and Gulfstream Park
Free Past Performances, All-Star Ticket

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will feature five turf races from Laurel Park, Golden Gate Fields and Gulfstream Park with a $100,000 guaranteed pool, industry-low 12-percent takeout, and mandatory payout.

Miss Guided Looks to Extend Family Tradition in $75,000 Miss Disco

08/15/2019

Sophomores Seek Stakes Success in $75,000 Star de Naskra
Among Four Stakes Worth $300,000 in Purses on Maryland Pride Day

LAUREL, MD – Cal MacWilliam and Neil Teitelbaum’s Miss Guided, a homebred daughter of their multiple graded-stakes winning mare Miss Behaviour, will get her chance to build on the family name in the $75,000 Miss Disco.

Stablemates My Sistersledge, Monte Crista Top $75,000 All Brandy

08/14/2019

Trombetta-Trained Pair Tackles Fellow Stakes Winner Ghoul’s Night Out

LAUREL, MD – Sharing status as stakes winners as well as a love for Laurel Park, Mike Trombetta-trained stablemates My Sistersledge and Monte Crista will share the starting gate for the first time in Saturday’s $75,000 All Brandy Stakes.

Multiple G3 Winner Just Howard Seeks Maryland Mojo in $75,000 Find

08/14/2019

Bonus Points, English Minister Among Rivals in 1 1/16-Mile Turf Stakes

LAUREL, MD – Skeedattle Stable’s multiple Grade 3 winner Just Howard, winless in four straight tries in his home state, looks to recapture some of that past Maryland magic when he tops a field of six in Saturday’s $75,000 Find Stakes on Maryland Pride Day at Laurel Park.

Apprentice Correa has Summer Riding Title in his Sights

08/12/2019

Puerto Rico Native Leads Bug Riders Nationally in Wins

LAUREL, MD – For the second straight year, the road to the Eclipse Award for champion apprentice jockey is winding its way through Maryland.

Julio Correa, a 25-year-old native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, notched seven wins in the last four racing days to enter the final weekend of Laurel Park’s summer stand as its leading rider, having passed Trevor McCarthy, who has won four straight meets since returning to Maryland full-time last fall.

Square Shooter Gutsy Winner of Laurel Saturday Feature

08/10/2019

Sunday Card Features Eight Races, Rainbow 6 & Late Pick 5 Carryovers

LAUREL, MD – Gold Square’s Square Shooter, dropping out of stakes company for the first time in five starts dating back to last summer, dug in tenaciously through the stretch to fend off stakes winner Fielder and capture Saturday’s featured seventh race at Laurel Park.

Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns $3,259

08/09/2019

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, rewarded 27 bettors each with $3,259.20.

The Stronach 5 kicked off with Laurel Park’s eighth race and the 2-5 shot Quit Your Moanin ($2.80) winning the opening leg and ended with Grey Manners ($8.80) winning the ninth race and closing leg at Gulfstream Park. Both races scheduled on Gulfstream’s turf course were moved to the main track due to afternoon showers in South Florida.

Apprentice Correa Takes Jockey Lead with Two-Win Day

08/09/2019

Rainbow 6 Carryover Stands at $26,402 for Saturday Card

LAUREL, MD – Five-pound apprentice Julio Correa wrested the lead from Trevor McCarthy in the race for the summer meet jockey title with a two-win afternoon Friday at Laurel Park.