Racing News

Maryland Champion Luna Belle Works Friday for Beyond the Wire

03/11/2022

Her Trainer, Ham Smith, Wins with Only Two Starters on Friday Card
Five-Pound Apprentice Jean Alvelo Registers Friday Hat Trick

LAUREL, MD – Luna Belle, the newly crowned champion Maryland-bred juvenile filly of 2021, breezed Friday morning at Laurel Park ahead of a planned start in the $100,000 Beyond the Wire March 19.

Live Action Returns to Laurel with Nine-Race Program Friday

03/10/2022

Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers, Stronach 5 Wager on Menu
Post Time Moves to 12:40 P.M. Starting Sunday, March 13

LAUREL, MD – Two allowance races, a maiden special weight, a pair of carryovers and the return of the weekly national Stronach 5 wager will greet bettors when live action resumes at Laurel Park with a nine-race program Friday.

First race post time is 12:25 p.m.

Voting Open for The Art of Racing Preakness Art Contest

03/10/2022

Total of 147 Entries Submitted, Winner to be Announced March 25
Laurel Park to Host Live Nine-Race Program Friday, March 11

LAUREL, MD – Voting is officially open for The Art of Racing, a unique art competition presented by 1/ST and the Maryland Jockey Club in partnership with the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) to honor the Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, and its impact on Baltimore.

Maiden Special Weight on Turf Anchors Friday Stronach 5

03/09/2022

Four Tracks, Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – A competitive group of fillies and mares on turf sired by Uncle Mo, Tapit, American Pharoah, Candy Ride and Kitten’s Joy will be the last piece of the Stronach 5 puzzle Friday, which will play host to races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

The popular wager, which continues to provide a strong return on investment, also includes a low 12 percent takeout.

Juvenile Champions Joe, Luna Belle Top March 19 Stakes Noms

03/06/2022

Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

LAUREL, MD – Newly minted Maryland-bred champions Joe and Luna Belle, both riding three-race win streaks, repeat champion Jaxon Traveler and multiple stakes winners Threes Over Deuces, Kiss the Girl and Whereshetoldmetogo are among 98 nominations to five stakes worth $450,000 in purses Saturday, March 19 at Laurel Park.

Stakes Winner Eastern Bay Successful in Friday Comeback

03/04/2022

First Race in 162 Days for G3-Placed 8-Year-Old Gelding
Trainer Mike Gorham Sends Out Three Winners Friday

LAUREL, MD – Robert D. Bone’s 8-year-old gelding Eastern Bay, a stakes winner who was beaten a nose in the 2020 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3), asserted his class over six rivals and made a triumphant return to the races Friday at Laurel Park.

Laurel Park Begins Three-Day Weekend Racing Friday

03/03/2022

Cordmaker Sibling to Debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park
Nominations Close Saturday for Laurel’s March 19 Stakes

LAUREL, MD – Staring with Friday’s live nine-race program, Laurel Park shifts to a three-day weekend schedule for the remainder of the 2022 winter meet which is scheduled to run through Sunday, March 27.

Post time, currently at 12:25 p.m., will change to 12:40 p.m. starting Sunday, March 13.

Stronach 5 Cancelled for Friday

03/03/2022

LAUREL, MD – Due to Santa Anita Park cancelling its Friday’s program and moving it to Monday, Friday’s Stronach 5 has been cancelled.

 

G3 Winner Wondrwherecraigis Works Saturday at Laurel

02/26/2022

5-Year-Old Gelding Awaiting Green Light on Next Start
Sunday’s Eight-Race Program Gets Under Way at 12:25 P.M.

LAUREL, MD – Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Bethlehem Stables’ Grade 3 winner Wondrwherecraigis breezed an easy half-mile Saturday at Laurel Park ahead of a still-to-be-determined next start.

Stronach 5 Returns $1,756

02/25/2022

LAUREL, MD – Even with three favorites winning in Friday’s Stronach 5, the popular cross-country wager still returned $1,756.20.

There were 56 winning tickets in the Stronach 5 that featured a low 12-percent takeout and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields.