Racing News

Laurel Park's Fundraiser for Fray Raises $10,000

02/15/2016
LAUREL, MD - Fundraiser for Fray, a benefit held to raise awareness and funds for jockey Fray Martinez and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Maryland, raised nearly $10,000 Saturday during Laurel Park's Winter Carnival.
 

Page McKenney Scores First Graded-Stakes Win in G3 General George

02/15/2016
Two-Turn Specialist Shows Class while Cutting Back to 7 Furlongs     
 
LAUREL, MD – Adam Staple and Jalin Stable’s Page McKenney scored his first graded-stakes victory Monday in the $250,000 General George (G3) at Laurel Race Course.
 

Marengo Road’s Victory Honors Memory of Owner Harry C. Meyerhoff

02/15/2016
Four Days after Owner’s Passing, 3-Year-Old Colt Wins Monday’s Miracle Wood
Great Soul Takes Shortest Route to Victory in Wide Country
 
LAUREL, MD – Four days after the passing of Harry C. Meyerhoff, Marengo Road honored the memory of his prominent owner with a thoroughly professional triumph in Monday’s $75,000 Miracle Wood at Laurel Park.
 

Page McKenney Turns Claim into Feel-Good Story for Breeders; Majestic Hussar Seeks to Break Through in Monday’s General George

02/14/2016
Majestic Hussar Seeks to Break Through in Monday’s General George   
Undefeated Charmed Victory set for Stakes Debut in Miracle Wood
 
LAUREL, MD – Dr. James Bryant and Linda Davis couldn’t just move on with their lives after their homebred Page McKenney was claimed away by Adam Staple and trainer Mary Eppler in July 2013. 
 

Dancing House Leads 1-2 Finish for McLaughlin in G2 Barbara Fritchie

02/13/2016
LAUREL, MD – Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin shipped two horses to Laurel Park Saturday with the specific purpose of earning graded-stakes credentials for Dancing House and Clothes Fall Off in the $300,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3), and he came away with a 1-2 finish in the seven-furlong stakes for fillies and mares.
 

Kid Cruz Finds Winner’s Circle in Campbell

02/13/2016
LAUREL, MD – Kid Cruz, winless since taking the Dwyer Stakes (G3) at Belmont in July of 2014, drove three-wide down the stretch to win the $75,000 John B. Campbell Saturday at Laurel Park by a half-length over Souper Lucky.
 

Page McKenney Out of Campbell, Will Run Monday in General George (G3)

02/13/2016
LAUREL, MD – Page McKenney, the 7-5 morning-line favorite in Saturday’s John B. Campbell Handicap, has been scratched and will now run in the $250,000 General George (G3) Monday, Feb. 15.
 
The Campbell is to be run today at 1 1/8 miles. The General George will be run at seven furlongs. The General George will mark the first time since March 7, 2013 that Page McKenney will run at less than a mile. He finished a distant second in a six-furlong $15,000 maiden claimer at Penn National.
 

Sonny Inspired Seeks Home-Track Edge in Monday’s G3 General George

02/12/2016
Millionaire Page McKenney Possible Starter in Seven-Furlong Sprint
Undefeated Charmed Victory Among 6 Sophomores in $75,000 Miracle Wood
Social Butterfly Seeks Back-to-Back Stakes Wins in Wide Country     
 
 

Page McKenney Set to Continue ‘Claim-to-Fame’ Journey at Laurel

02/12/2016
Maryland-Based 2015 Horse of the Year Returns in Campbell or General George
 
LAUREL, MD – Avie is scheduled to make what will likely be the final start of her 32-race career to little fanfare in Saturday’s fourth race at Laurel Park. Yet, when the 6-year-old Maryland-bred mare takes to the track for the 5 ½-furlong optional claiming allowance, it will be a truly significant moment for her owner, Adam Staple.
 

McLaughlin Doubles Up for Saturday’s $300,000 Barbara Fritchie; Lady Sabelia Ready to Defend Title in Grade 2 Sprint Feature

02/11/2016
Lady Sabelia Ready to Defend Title in Grade 2 Sprint Feature
Golden Glint Gets Another Shot at Page McKenney in Campbell
 
LAUREL, MD – Grade 2 stakes opportunities don’t present themselves very often in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic in the dead of winter, and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin had decided to double up for Saturday’s $300,000 Barbara Fritchie (G2) with New York shippers Dancing House and Clothes Fall Off.