Racing News

Phlash Phelps Shortens Up for $75,000 Ben’s Cat

07/12/2019

Fear No Evil Back with State-Breds in $75,000 Jameela
Among Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses Sunday, July 14

LAUREL, MD – Best known for his success going two turns on the turf, Hillwood Stable’s multiple stakes winner Phlash Phelps will cut back to a sprint for the first time in more than two years for Sunday’s $75,000 Ben’s Cat Stakes at Laurel Park.

Summering Gets Season Under Way in $100,000 Stormy Blues

07/11/2019

Stakes Winner Unraced Since Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1)
Richest of Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses Sunday, July 14

LAUREL, MD – Glen Hill Farm’s stakes-winning homebred Summering, unraced since finishing off the board for the first time in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup, will launch her eagerly anticipated comeback in Sunday’s $100,000 Stormy Blues Stakes at Laurel Park.

Late Night Pow Wow Aims to Start New Streak in $75,000 Twixt

07/11/2019

2017 Winner Shimmering Aspen Among Foes in Seven-Furlong Sprint
One of Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses Sunday, July 14

LAUREL, MD – Breeze Easy LLC’s multiple graded-stakes winner Late Night Pow Wow, freshened up after having a nine-race win streak snapped in her Grade 1 debut, returns to action in an effort to get back on the winning track in Sunday’s $75,000 Twixt at Laurel Park.

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday’s Stronach 5

07/11/2019

All-Star Ticket­­, Free Past Performances, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park, will once again have a guaranteed pool of $100,000 as well as an industry-low 12-percent takeout and free past performances.

Friday’s sequence kicks off at 4:50 p.m. with 3-year-olds and up going 5 ½ furlongs at Laurel and will conclude with a 7 ½ furlong turf event at Gulfstream Park for maiden fillies and mares.

Laurel Park to Host Inaugural Community Day Tuesday, July 23

07/08/2019

MJC, MTHA Teaming Up to Celebrate Backstretch Community
Raffles, Prizes, Barbecue, Dunk Tank Among Event Activities

LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club is partnering with the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association in hosting an inaugural Community Day Tuesday, July 23 at Laurel Park.

Created to celebrate the backstretch community and its contribution to the continued success of Maryland racing, Community Day will be held from noon to 4 p.m. outside the track kitchen.

Live Racing Returns Thursday with $54,443 Rainbow 6 Carryover

07/07/2019

3-Year-Old Bull Shark Stays Unbeaten with Sunday Feature Victory

LAUREL, MD – Live racing will return to Laurel Park Thursday, July 11 with a carryover jackpot of $54,443.87 in the 20-cent Rainbow 6.

First race post time is 1:10 p.m.

Two horses, long shots Frost’s Song (14-1) and Aladdin Sane (13-1), were live to take down the jackpot heading into Sunday’s ninth-race finale, won by 6-5 favorite Creative Budgeting ($4.60).

Graded Winners Among 109 Nominees to Laurel Stakes

07/07/2019

Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses on Sunday, July 14 Program

LAUREL, MD – Grade 1 winners Mind Control and Knicks Go; fellow graded-stakes winners Late Night Pow Wow, Ms Locust Point, Call Paul, Lexitonian and Honey Bunny; and defending champions Sonny Inspired and Rocky Policy are among 109 nominations to the Sunday, July 14 stakes program at Laurel Park.

Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $46,721 Sunday at Laurel

07/06/2019

Too Much Tip, Madame X. Claim Saturday Features
Jockey Ruiz Registers First Three-Win Day in Maryland

LAUREL, MD – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved Saturday at Laurel Park, boosting the carryover jackpot to $46,721.51 for Sunday’s nine-race program.

No horses were live to take down the jackpot heading into Saturday’s ninth-race finale, won by Lucky Junior ($7.60). A total of $19,031 was bet into the popular multi-race wager, on top of a $40,644.57 carryover from Friday’s card.

One Winner Takes Home $131,942 in Friday’s Stronach 5

07/05/2019

LAUREL, MD – There was one winning ticket in Friday’s Stronach 5, and that ticket was worth a whopping $131,942.80.

The Stronach 5 began and ended with favorites, but the three races between brought big payoffs.

G2 Winner Hangover Kid Gets First Winner Friday at Laurel

07/05/2019

2-Year-Old Filly Miss J McKay Cruises in Career Debut
Ghost Hunter Nabs Third Win of 9-Year-Old Season in Friday Feature
Rainbow 6 Carryover Swells to $40,644 for Saturday
Summer Meet-Leading Jockey McCarthy Enjoys Three-Win Day

LAUREL, MD – Multiple stakes winner Hangover Kid, whose seven career victories included the 2014 Bowling Green (G2), got his stud career off to a successful start when Maxis Stable’s Miss J McKay captured her debut Friday at Laurel Park.