Racing News

Alwaysmining ‘Great’ Three Weeks Away from G1 Preakness

04/27/2019

Making Graded Debut in Middle Jewel of Triple Crown May 18
    
LAUREL, MD – Runnymede Racing’s multiple stakes winner Alwaysmining resumed training this week and continues to progress nicely toward his graded-stakes debut in the 144th Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday, May 18 at legendary Pimlico Race Course.

Two Bettors Take Away $88,869 Each in Stronach 5

04/26/2019

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, which featured four winners paying $16 or more at four different tracks, returned $88,869.80 each to two bettors.

The sequence started with the 8-1 longshot Umightbeanempress ($18.20) winning the ninth race at Laurel Park and My Point Exactly ($16) winning the second leg and 10th race at Gulfstream.

New Crops Well-Received by Laurel Jockeys in Thursday Debut

04/25/2019

G3 Pimlico Special Next for Cordmaker After Thursday Feature Win
Rainbow 6 Carryover Stands at $46,930 for Friday Program          
Gran City Sets Exceller Turf Course Record in 5 ½-Furlong Turf Sprint

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park jockeys used new, cushioned riding crops for the first time as a group during Thursday’s program to positive reviews.

Uneventful Trip Brings Win Win Win to Louisville for Kentucky Derby

04/25/2019

Record-Setting Stakes Winner Arrives Early Thursday at Churchill Downs

LAUREL, MD – Live Oak Plantation’s record-setting homebred stakes winner Win Win Win arrived early Thursday morning at Churchill Downs following an 11-hour van ride from his base at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md.

Mike Trombetta, leading trainer at Laurel Park’s current spring meet, said during training hours Thursday that his Kentucky Derby (G1) contender had an uneventful trip to Kentucky.

Video: Laurel Jockeys to Start Using 360GT Starting Thursday

04/24/2019

Undefeated Filly Never Enough Time Headed for Stakes Debut
Motion Targeting Preakness Weekend Stakes with Pair of Colts
Rainbow 6 Carryover at $38,488 for Thursday Return of Live Racing

LAUREL, MD – Starting with Thursday’s card, Laurel Park’s jockey colony will begin using cushioned riding crops in all races.

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The Stronach 5: Four Tracks, 66 Minutes, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

04/24/2019

Friday’s Stronach 5 Includes Three Turf Races and 2-year-old Maiden Special Weight
Free Past Performances

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout and a $100,000 guaranteed pool, will feature three turf races with full fields and a 2-year-old maiden special weight event.

Jockey Jenn Miller Second in Comeback Monday at Laurel

04/22/2019

Apprentice Rider Made First Start Since November 2017   

LAUREL, MD – Apprentice jockey Jenn Miller, riding for the first time since being seriously injured in a spill 17 months earlier, ran second in her comeback race aboard River Card Stable’s Moneymeister in Monday’s opener at Laurel Park.

Kentucky Derby-Bound Win Win Win Leaving Maryland Wednesday

04/22/2019

Record-Setting Stakes Winner Scheduled for Final Work Sunday

LAUREL, MD – Riding the wave of momentum as leading trainer of Laurel Park’s ongoing spring meet, trainer Mike Trombetta will ship record-setting stakes winner Win Win Win to Kentucky on Wednesday to finish preparations for the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1).

Trombetta’s plans also include giving Win Win Win, ranked 16th with 50 Derby qualifying points, one final work at Churchill Downs over the weekend.

Irish Strait Digs Deep to Capture $100,000 Henry S. Clark

04/20/2019

Secret Message Returns a Winner in $100,000 Dahlia
Dirty Sets Track Record in $100,000 King T. Leatherbury Win
Laki Gets Better of Lewisfield in $100,000 Frank Whiteley Jr.
Ms Locust Point Hangs on for $100,000 Primonetta Triumph

Alwaysmining Leaves No Doubt in Federico Tesio

04/20/2019

Earns Automatic Berth to 144th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18
Among Seven Stakes Worth $750,000 on Spring Stakes Spectacular Card

LAUREL, MD – Impressive as he had been in putting together a five-race win streak, four of them in stakes, Runnymede Racing’s Alwaysmining took it to another level with an11 ½-length romp in Saturday’s $125,000 Xpressbet Federico Tesio at Laurel Park, punching his ticket to the 144th Preakness Stakes (G1).