Racing News

Divining Rod Cruises to Comeback Win in $75,000 Polynesian

08/12/2017
Shimmering Aspen Sparkling Winner of $75,000 Twixt
 
LAUREL, MD – Lael Stables homebred Grade 3 winner Divining Rod, racing for the first time in 8 ½ months, made an emphatic and triumphant return to competition with a 6 ¼-length romp in Saturday’s $75,000 Polynesian at Laurel Park. 
 

Multiple-Stakes Winners Greatbullsoffire, Phlash Phelps Top Stakes Noms

08/11/2017
Maryland Pride Day Features Four Stakes Worth $300,000 Saturday, Aug. 19
Wise Gal Smart Winner of Career Debut on Turf Friday
Late Pick 5, Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Saturday
 
LAUREL, MD – Multiple-stakes winners Greatbullsoffire and Phlash Phelps are among 49 horses nominated to a quartet of stakes worth $300,000 in purses on Maryland Pride Day, Saturday, Aug. 19, at Laurel Park.
 

Stakes Winner Shimmering Aspen Returns in Saturday’s $75,000 Twixt

08/11/2017
Heads Deep Field of 12 for Six-Furlong Sprint Stakes
 
LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stable’s Shimmering Aspen, dominant while earning her first stakes victory eight weeks earlier, returns from her summer vacation as the horse to beat in Saturday’s $75,000 Twixt at Laurel Park.
 

Multiple Graded-Stakes Winner Whitmore Targeting G3 De Francis; Journeyman Jockey Pimentel Back in Action Following Injury

08/10/2017
Journeyman Jockey Pimentel Back in Action Following Injury
Full Fields to Open Penultimate Weekend of Summer Meet
MJC Champions Handicapping Tournament Saturday, Aug. 19
 
LAUREL, MD – Multiple Grade 3-winning sprinter Whitmore, having overcome a minor foot issue, returned to the work tab over the weekend and is expected to make his next start in the $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Sept. 16 at Laurel Park.
 

G3 Winner Divining Rod Launches Season in Saturday’s Polynesian

08/10/2017
Multiple G1-Placed Runner Making First Start in 8 ½ Months 
 
LAUREL, MD – Lael Stables’ Grade 3-winning homebred Divining Rod, last seen running second in the Cigar Mile (G1) in late November, makes his long-awaited return to the races in Saturday’s $75,000 Polynesian at Laurel Park.
 

Rapid Dan Sprints to Allowance Feature Win Sunday at Laurel

08/06/2017
Live Racing Resumes with 11-Race Program Friday, Seven on World-Class Turf Course
 
LAUREL, MD – Diane Manning’s Rapid Dan took advantage of a speed duel up front to split horses in deep stretch and go on to a 1 ¾-length upset victory in Sunday’s featured open entry-level allowance at Laurel Park.
 

Special Envoy Dominant Winner of $75,000 Hansel

08/05/2017
Sweet Sandy Springs Upset in $75,000 William M. Backer
10-Year-Old Two Notch Road Takes $75,000 Meadow Stable
Northern Eclipse Holds Off Ring Knocker in $75,000 Camptown
 
LAUREL, MD – Despite a slow break and a surface that had not previously been to his liking, Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Firestone’s homebred Special Envoy put on a special performance Saturday at Laurel Park, going all the way on the lead to win the $75,000 Hansel by 8 ¼ lengths.

Saturday’s 20-Cent Rainbow 6 Solved for $14,837 Payout

08/05/2017
Carryovers in 50-Cent Late Pick 5, $1 Super Hi-5 for Sunday Program
 
LAUREL, MD – One lucky bettor solved the 20-cent Rainbow 6 wager for a jackpot payout of $14,837.44 Saturday at Laurel Park.
 
Both No. 7 Dr. Koy and No. 10 Chilly Magician were live to take down the jackpot heading into the 11th race finale, but it was Chilly Magician ($14) that put in a late rally to edge favored No. 1 Totaled the Benz and complete the winning 3-9-1-1A-5-10 combination.

Divining Rod, Page McKenney among 27 Nominees for $75,000 Polynesian

08/04/2017
Lovable Lady, Shimmering Aspen Nominated to $75,000 Twixt
            
LAUREL, MD – Multiple-stakes winners Divining Rod, claimer-turned-millionaire Page McKenney and Lovable Lady are among 55 horses nominated to a pair of sprint stakes worth $150,000 in purses Saturday, Aug. 12 at Laurel Park.
            

Smith Hopes for Sentimental Win in $75,000 William M. Backer

08/04/2017
Trainer Sends Out Andrasta in Stakes Named for Late Breeder-Owner
 
LAUREL, MD – James Carter’s homebred Andrasta figures to be a long shot in Saturday’s $75,000 William M. Backer at Laurel Park, but a victory in the turf stakes for Virginia-bred/sired horses would mean more than the 4-year-old filly merely outrunning her odds.