Racing News

Toledo, Gonzalez Crowned Laurel Summer Meet Champions

Trio of Mandatory Payouts on Closing Day Sunday
 
LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park lowered the curtain on its 40-day summer stand with a 10-race program Sunday as jockey Jevian Toledo and trainer Claudio Gonzalez formally wrapped up their respective meet titles.
 

Jeffrey Harryman Captures MJC Champions Handicapping Tournament

Earns $2,790 in Prize Money and Berth in Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge
 
LAUREL, MD – Jeffrey Harryman of Baltimore finished with a bankroll balance of $2,214.50 to capture the fall session of the Maryland Jockey Club Champions Handicapping Tournament held on Maryland Pride Day, Saturday, Aug. 18 at Laurel Park.
 

Majestic Reason Becomes a Stakes Winner in $75,000 Miss Disco

Whereshetoldmetogo Runs Streak to Three in $75,000 Star de Naskra
Among Four Stakes Worth $300,000 on Maryland Pride Day Program
Mandatory Payouts in Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5, Super Hi-5 Sunday
 
LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stables and Richard Golden’s Majestic Reason became a stakes winner in just her third career start, powering through the stretch for a 1 ¼-length triumph in the $75,000 Miss Disco presented by Ourisman of Clarksville at Laurel Park.

Rocky Policy Turns Away Crabcakes in $75,000 Jameela

Sonny Inspired Springs $19.80 Upset in $75,000 Ben’s Cat
Among Four Stakes Worth $300,000 on Maryland Pride Day Program
 
LAUREL, MD – Richard Vermillion’s Rocky Policy, stakes placed on both turf and dirt, became a stakes winner for the first time in 27 career starts with a front-running one-length victory over multiple Maryland champion Crabcakes in Saturday’s $75,000 Jameela Stakes at Laurel Park.
 

Bye Bye Bertie Soars to Impressive Maiden Win Friday at Laurel

First of Back-to-Back Victories for Veteran Trainer Hamilton Smith
Room Left in Saturday’s MJC Champions Handicapping Tournament
Dual Carryovers for Stakes-Filled Maryland Pride Day Card Saturday
Mandatory Payouts in Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5, Super Hi-5 Sunday
 

Leading Trainer Gonzalez a Winner On and Off Track

Cancer Survivor Closing in on Seventh Career Meet Title at Laurel
 
 LAUREL, MD – In just his sixth full season of training Thoroughbreds, Claudio Gonzalez never envisioned having the kind of success that has resulted his emergence as a dominant force in Maryland and has him a weekend away from formally claiming his fourth title in the last five Maryland Jockey Club meets.

Apprentice Jockey Urizar Velazquez Earns First Career Victory

Broken Bridle Forges Narrow Win in Laurel Thursday Feature
Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5, Super Hi-5 Carryovers Friday
 
LAUREL, MD – Brian McFarlane’s 3-year-old gelding Free to Trump was a gate-to-wire winner of Thursday’s fourth race to give apprentice jockey Urizar Velazquez his first career winner in his professional debut.
 

Whirlin Curlin Seeks Stakes-Winning Form in $75,000 Star de Naskra

Limited View Returns to Dirt for $75,000 Miss Disco Stakes
Among Four Stakes Worth $300,000 on Maryland Pride Day Aug. 18
 
LAUREL, MD – When it comes to multiple stakes winner Whirlin Curlin, trainer Kieron Magee is hoping new surroundings will rekindle old form in Saturday’s $75,000 Star de Naskra Stakes at Laurel Park.
 

Connections Hope Maryland Champion Crabcakes has Taste for Turf in $75,000 Jameela

Gaudet Starting Over with John Jones in $75,000 Ben’s Cat 
Four Stakes Worth $300,000 on Maryland Pride Day Aug. 18
 
LAUREL, MD – Already a multiple stakes winner on the dirt, Morgan’s Ford Farm’s Crabcakes will attempt to transfer her form to the grass when she makes her turf debut in the $75,000 Jameela.
 

Laki Awarded Win over Favored Lewisfield in $100,000 Polynesian

Fourth Leg in Dirt Sprint Division of Revived MATCH Series
 
LAUREL, MD – Hillside Equestrian Meadows’ Laki became a stakes winner for the second time in his career when he was elevated to victory following the disqualification of favored Lewisfield for interference in deep stretch of Sunday’s $100,000 Polynesian Stakes at Laurel Park.