Racing News

Epic Idea Up in Time to Spring Friday Feature Upset at Laurel

Kendama Graduates with Sharp Performance in Second Career Start
Rainbow 6 Carryover of $5,517 for Saturday’s 11-Race Program

LAUREL, MD – Vivian E Rall’s homebred Epic Idea, a 4-year-old daughter of Maryland’s leading sire Great Notion, wore down Glittering Judy through the stretch and edged clear to a one-length triumph in Friday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park.

Stronach 5 Returns $6,284

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 started with a bang Friday with a 25-1 shot winning the opening leg. In the end, there were 22 winning tickets each worth $6,284.80.

Sophomore Stakes Winner Lebda Considered for G1 Haskell July 18

Jump Winner Prayer Hope Ends Layoff in Friday Maiden on Flats
Threes Over Deuces Likely Stakes-Bound Off Gutsy Allowance Win
Triple Carryovers, Stronach 5 When Live Racing Resumes Friday, July 10

LAUREL, MD – Having exited the first loss of his 3-year-old season in good shape, Euro Stable’s multiple stakes winner Lebda is under consideration for the $1 million Haskell (G1) July 18 at Monmouth Park.

Friday's Stronach 5: Full Fields and Four on the Turf

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Strong Return on Investment
$81 All-Star Ticket

LAUREL, MD – Four turf races, average fields of 11.2, and a $100,000 guaranteed pool make up Friday’s competitive and exciting Stronach 5

The Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park Friday, continues to offer a strong return on investment. Consider last week when the Stronach 5 returned $12,804 with the highest-price winner being $12.20.

Threes Over Deuces Gets Job Done in Saturday Feature

Multiple Stakes Winner Lewisfield Fourth in Season Debut
Triple Carryovers When Live Racing Resumes Friday, July 10

LAUREL, MD – Pocket 3s Racing’s Threes Over Deuces, racing for the first time since his runner-up finish behind Grade 1-winning millionaire Firenze Fire in the Feb. 15 General George (G3), found a seam along the rail in mid-stretch to surge past pacesetting Onemoregreattime and capture Saturday’s feature on an Independence Day holiday program at Laurel Park.

Harpers First Ride Continues Progression in Friday Feature

Improving 4-Year-Old Gelding Captures Graded-Quality Allowance
Multiple Stakes Winner Lewisfield’s Return Tops July 4 Holiday Program

LAUREL, MD – MCA Racing Stable’s Harpers First Ride, a rapidly improving son of Grade 1 winner Paynter, stole the spotlight away from a quartet of accomplished stakes winners with a 1 ¾-length triumph in Friday’s graded-quality feature at Laurel Park.

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $12,804

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 continued rewarding bettors with a strong return in investment when Friday’s multi-race, multi-track wager returned $12,804.50.

Friday’s Stronach 5 featured three races from Laurel Park, two from Gulfstream Park, a $100,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Live Racing Returns Friday with Graded-Stakes Quality Allowance

Multiple Stakes Winner Lewisfield Opens Season in Saturday Feature
Historic Sagamore Farm Recalls Former Manager Frank Alexander
Friday’s 11-Race Program Features Super Hi-5 Carryover, Stronach 5

LAUREL, MD – On the eve of Independence Day, Laurel Park will celebrate with some fireworks of its own with a graded-stakes quality feature event to highlight an 11-race program Friday, July 3.

Stakes-Quality Field Highlights Friday's Stronach 5

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Three Turf Races

LAUREL, MD – A $55,000 allowance event at Laurel Park featuring six stakes winners, including two graded-stakes winners, highlight a competitive Stronach 5 Friday with a $100,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Horseshoe Casino OTB Back in Business Monday, June 29

Downtown Baltimore Facility Becomes Eighth Location to Reopen

LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that its Horseshoe Casino off-track betting facility will reopen for business starting Monday, June 29 at 11:30 a.m.

Located at 1525 Russell St. in downtown Baltimore, less than a mile from both Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium, the Horseshoe Casino becomes the MJC’s eighth OTB location to reopen following their closure amid the coronavirus pandemic.