Racing News

Stakes-Winning Sophomore Monday Morning Qb Ready to Return

08/27/2020
Entered on Also-Eligible List for Friday Turf Race at Laurel Park
Maryland’s First Juvenile Turf Race of Season Goes to Arrest Me Red
Jockey Trevor McCarthy Shaken Up Following Third-Race Spill
 
LAUREL, MD – Cash is King and LC Racing’s Monday Morning Qb, on the early Triple Crown trail following his victory in the Heft Stakes last winter at Laurel Park but unraced since Feb. 1, is ready launch his comeback.
 

G3-Winning Duo Among $100,000 Federico Tesio Nominees

08/27/2020
3-Year-Old Stakes ‘Win and In’ Qualifier for Oct. 3 Preakness (G1)
$100,000 Weber City Miss Noms Include G1 Winner Perfect Alibi
Preakness Prep Weekend Sept. 5 & 7 Attracts 218 Stakes Nominations
 

Healthy McCarthy Back in the Irons Thursday at Laurel

08/26/2020

Champion Jockey Recovered Following Bout with Coronavirus

LAUREL, MD – Trevor McCarthy has endured his share of job-related injuries over the course of a 10-year riding career that has seen him win more than 1,500 races, four overall Maryland championships and 12 individual meet titles.

PREAKNESS STAKES TO BE A "WIN AND YOU'RE IN" FOR LONGINES BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC

08/24/2020

Preakness Becomes First Triple Crown Race to Join Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series

Voodoo Valley Gives Trujillo First Career Training Win Saturday

08/22/2020
Juvenile Filly Proper Attire Looks Sharp in Maiden Sprint Triumph
Sophomore Stakes Trio Among Saturday Workers at Laurel Park
 
LAUREL, MD – Ejetero LLC’s Voodoo Valley tracked pacesetting Chuck’s Dream into mid-stretch, surged to the lead inside the eighth pole and drew off by 2 ¼ lengths to give ex-jockey Elvis Trujillo his first career victory as a trainer in Saturday’s second race at Laurel Park.
 

Juvenile Filly Kewpie Doll Sprints to Maiden Triumph Friday

08/21/2020
Fille d’Esprit Gives Lyapustina First Victory Since Aug. 8 Spill
Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Saturday’s Nine-Race Program
 
LAUREL, MD – Maxis Stable’s 2-year-old filly Kewpie Doll, third first time out in an out-of-town turf stakes earlier this month, returned to graduate with a flourish in her home track debut Friday at Laurel Park.
 

Three Tickets Each Worth $47,117 in Friday's Stronach 5

08/21/2020
Longshots Return $50.20 and $53.40
 
LAUREL, MD – There were only three winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, and each was worth $47,117.10.
 
The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool, featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, and two of the five races in the Stronach 5 produced $50 winners.
 

G2 Black-Eyed Susan to be Part of Preakness Day Festivities

08/21/2020
96th Edition of Prestigious 3-Year-Old Filly Stakes Saturday, Oct. 3
50th Pimlico Special (G3) Friday, Oct. 2 
 
BALTIMORE – Maryland’s most prestigious race for 3-year-old fillies, the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2), will contest its 96th renewal this year as part of the Preakness Day program Saturday, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course.
 

Arch Cat Pounces Late to Upset Laurel Thursday Feature

08/20/2020
Mona Luna Eclipses Field to Register Maiden Special Triumph
Stakes-Placed Hall Pass Hands Bull Shark First Career Loss
 
LAUREL, MD – Burns Thoroughbred Racing’s Arch Cat, back in Maryland for the first time since being narrowly beaten in a pair of stakes over the winter, surged ahead in the final strides to upset multiple stakes-winning favorite Laki by a neck in Thursday’s feature at Laurel Park.
 

Four Scheduled on the Turf in Stronach 5

08/20/2020
$100,000 Guaranteed Pool
Video: All-Star Ticket $108
 
LAUREL, MD – Four races scheduled on the turf and a $100,000 guaranteed pool highlight Friday’s Stronach 5.
 
The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature three races from Laurel Park and one each from Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.