Racing News

McCarthy Sweeps Late Double to Complete Four-Win Day

Saturday Feature Sees Connections Hit One ‘Outofthepark’
Next Live Racing Programs Friday & Saturday, July 3 & 4

LAUREL, MD – Champion jockey Trevor McCarthy swept the late daily double on a pair of Jamie Ness-trained horses to complete a four-win day Saturday at Laurel Park.

G3-Placed Theodora B. Returns a Winner in Laurel Friday Feature

Friday’s Rainbow 6 Solved for $11,923 Jackpot Payout
Carryovers in Late Pick 5, Super Hi-5 for 11-Race Saturday Program

LAUREL, MD – Augustin Stable’s two-time Grade 3-placed homebred Theodora B., racing for the first time in seven months, opened her 5-year-old season in successful fashion with a popular three-quarter-length triumph over Summering in Friday’s featured ninth race at Laurel Park.

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $4,165

LAUREL, MD – Despite victories by two heavy favorites in Liza Star and Plot the Dots, Friday’s Stronach 5 still rewarded bettors with winning tickets with a $4,165.20 payoff.

The national wager, with races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park, had a guaranteed pool of $100,000.

Gonzalez Finds Spot for Lebda in Saturday's G3 Ohio Derby

Multiple Stakes-Winning Sophomore Seeking Third Straight Win

LAUREL, MD – Unbeaten as a 3-year-old with back-to-back stakes wins at Laurel Park, Euro Stable’s Lebda will face his biggest challenge yet when he stretches out for his return to graded company in Saturday’s $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown.

Ionic, Theodora B., Summering Headline Featured Turf Allowance Friday

Multiple Stakes Winner Cordmaker Continues to Prep for Season Opener
Double Carryovers, National Stronach 5 for Friday’s Return of Live Racing

LAUREL, MD – Stakes winner Ionic and multiple graded-stakes placed Theodora B., both coming off extended layoffs, are entered to make their season debuts in a third-level optional claiming allowance that highlights the 10-race program Friday, June 26 at Laurel Park.

First race post time is 12:40 p.m.

Pimlico Latest to Join MJC List of Reopened Off-Track Betting Venues

Track to Host Simulcast Wagering Wednesday to Sunday Starting June 25

LAUREL, MD – A week after being given the green light to reopen six of its off-track betting facilities following their closure amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Maryland Jockey Club has added Pimlico Race Course to the list.

Three on the Turf for Friday's Stronach 5

Races from Laurel & Gulfstream
$100,000 Guaranteed Pool

LAUREL, MD – Races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park, including three on the turf, will comprise Friday’s Stronach 5, a national wager featuring a $100,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Graded Stakes on Horizon for Sophomore Filly Hello Beautiful

Multiple Stakes Winner Exiting Allowance Romp June 20 at Laurel

LAUREL, MD – Rebounding off a disappointing start to the season with one of the best races of her career, multiple stakes-winning 3-year-old filly Hello Beautiful is expected to take a step up in competition for her next start.

Eastern Bay Wins First Off the Claim in Laurel Friday Feature

Tutti Benvenuti Sharp Debut Winner, Lasting Union Breaks Maiden
Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Saturday’s Nine-Race Program

LAUREL, MD – Robert D. Bone’s Eastern Bay, racing first time off the claim for summer meet-leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez, rewarded his new connections with a front-running half-length score in Friday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park.

Stronach 5 Has 17 Winning Tickets Each Worth $7,039

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring a $100,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout, had 17 winning tickets each worth a generous $7,039.80.

The sequence kicked off with Gulfstream’s eighth race and a $15.60 winner in Fujairah, the longest price of the Stronach 5, and ended with Santa Anita’s third race and 6-5 favorite Tiberius Mercurius holding off War Path for the victory.  Tiberius Mercurius was the shortest price of the day.