Racing News

Unbeaten Turf Runner Monte Crista Stakes-Bound Off Latest Win

06/25/2018
$100,000 Stormy Blues Saturday, July 7 Attracts 25 Nominations
10-Year-Old Veteran Barney Rebel Captures Sunday Feature
 
LAUREL, MD – Country Life Farm’s Monte Crista, undefeated since moving to the turf this spring, is likely headed to stakes company following her impressive four-length victory on the undercard of Saturday’s Commonwealth Day program at Laurel Park.
 

Sticksstatelydude Takes to Turf in $75,000 Edward Evans

06/23/2018
Armoire Gets First Stakes Win in $75,000 Nellie Mae Cox
            
LAUREL, MD – Sticksstatelydude, already a Grade 3 winner on dirt, transferred his stakes-winning form to the grass with a one-length victory over defending champion Special Envoy in Saturday’s $75,000 Edward Evans on Commonwealth Day at Laurel Park.
 

Determined Vision Sees Way to $75,000 White Oak Farm Win

06/23/2018
Altamura Takes $75,000 M. Tyson Gilpin with Late Rally
Jockey Carrasco Wins First Race of Comeback Saturday
            
LAUREL, MD – D Hatman Thoroughbreds and Kingdom Bloodstock’s Determined Vision lived up to his name in his turf and stakes debut, leading all the way for a hard-fought half-length upset of Saturday’s $75,000 White Oak Farm Stakes at Laurel Park.
 

Dirty Makes Clean Getaway in Laurel Friday Feature

06/22/2018
Super Hi-5, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Saturday’s Stakes-Filled Card
Laurel to Host Groom Elite Program’s Basic Grooming Class June 25-29
 
LAUREL, MD – Tom O’Grady’s Maryland-bred Dirty, racing for the first time in his home state, split horses at the top of the stretch and caught front-running Jarvis Steel at the eighth pole before drawing away to a five-length victory in Friday’s featured ninth race at Laurel Park.
 

Multiple Stakes Winner Two Notch Road Still Going Strong at 11

06/21/2018
Gelding to Make 41st Career Start in $75,000 White Oak Farm Stakes
$2,500 Yearling has Earned More Than Half-Million in Purses
Four Turf Stakes Worth $300,000 on Saturday, June 23 Program
            

Special Envoy Takes Streak into $75,000 Edward Evans

06/20/2018
Queen Caroline Seeks to Regain Crown $75,000 Nellie Mae Cox
11-Year-Old Two Notch Road Returns in $75,000 White Oak Farm
Do What I Say Set for Title Defense in $75,000 M. Tyson Gilpin
 
LAUREL, MD – Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Firestone’s homebred Special Envoy, who capped last season with three consecutive stakes victories, is set to launch his 7-year-old season against familiar company in Saturday’s $75,000 Edward Evans Stakes at Laurel Park.

Leading Rider Carrasco Returns to Races Sunday at Laurel

06/17/2018
Eclipse Award Winner Finishes Fifth in First Mount in Nine Months
 
LAUREL, MD – Following a serious leg injury that kept him away from the races for more than nine months, journeyman jockey Victor Carrasco made his long-awaited return to competition on Father’s Day Sunday at Laurel Park.
 

Split Time Rallies to Victory in $75,000 Alma North

06/16/2018
New York Shipper Earns Second Stakes Win in First Open Company Start
10-Race Father’s Day Program Starts at 1:10 P.M. Sunday
 
LAUREL, MD – Tic Stables’ Split Time, making her open company debut in her first race outside of New York, overcame a troubled start to scoot between horses in mid-stretch and earn her second career stakes victory in Saturday’s $75,000 Alma North at Laurel Park.
 

Jockey Carrasco Set to Launch Comeback Sunday at Laurel

06/15/2018
Goldwood Powers to Victory in Friday Feature
Special Father’s Day Buffet Sunday at Laurel
 
LAUREL, MD – Journeyman rider Victor Carrasco, the Eclipse Award-winning apprentice of 2013 sidelined for the past nine months by injury, will launch his latest comeback with a pair of mounts on Sunday’s 10-race program at Laurel Park.
 

Maryland Horsemen Bring Stakes Hardware Back from New York

06/14/2018
Locals Enjoy Successful Trip to Belmont Park’s Racing Festival
 
LAUREL, MD – While the eyes of the racing world were focused on Justify’s successful quest to become the 13th Triple Crown champion, Maryland’s horsemen received some well-deserved attention of their own during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Belmont Park.