Racing News

Maryland Jockey Club to Host Town Hall Meeting Nov. 20

LAUREL, MD - The Maryland Jockey Club announced today it will host a town hall meeting with industry leaders Friday, Nov. 20 to share and discuss its vision for the future of the Maryland Thoroughbred industry.
 
The town hall meeting, open to industry stakeholders, the media and public, will be held in the Carriage Room at Laurel Park. The town hall meeting will begin at 6 p.m. after a free buffet dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m.
 

Laurel’s Upcoming Schedule Includes De Francis Memorial Dash, Brew & Bourbon; De Francis Highlights Nov. 14 Card with $850,000 in Purses; Special Veterans Day Program Wednesday, Nov. 11

De Francis Highlights Nov. 14 Card with $850,000 in Purses
Special Veterans Day Program Wednesday, Nov. 11
 
 
LAUREL, MD – Live racing, Brew & Bourbon, carryovers, the De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes and $850,000 in stakes purses.
 
Those are just some of the things fans can look forward to over the next 10 days at Laurel Park.
 

Scholarship Banquet and Auction Saturday At Laurel; $25,000 in Scholarships to Maryland residents; Leatherbury, Quade, Xtra Heat and Golden to be Honored

$25,000 in Scholarships to Maryland residents 
Leatherbury, Quade, Xtra Heat and Golden to be Honored
 
LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Racing Media Association’s (MRMA) Crab Feast Scholarship and Charity Auction Banquet will take place Saturday evening at 6 p.m. in the Carriage Room at Laurel Park.
 

Indycott Holds Off Mr Palmer to Win Claiming Crown Jewel

$70,000 Event Highlights Nine-Race Preview Day Program
 
 LAUREL, MD – Headed at the eighth pole after setting a modest pace, Midwest Thoroughbreds’ Indycott re-rallied on the inside to emerge from a three-horse finish in front and win the $70,000 Jewel by a head on Claiming Crown Preview Day Sunday at Laurel Park.
 

St. Albans Boy By A Nose In Laurel Turf Cup

 LAUREL, MD - Hare Forest Farm's St. Albans Boy gamely held off a closing Perfect Title inside the final 70 yards by a nose to win the 52nd running of the $100,000 Laurel Turf Cup Saturday at Laurel Park.
 

Laurel News & Notes; Veteran Behemoth Makes Quick Turnaround in $70,000 Jewel; Maryland-Bred Noteworthy Peach Looking for Second Straight Win

Veteran Behemoth Makes Quick Turnaround in $70,000 Jewel
Maryland-Bred Noteworthy Peach Looking for Second Straight Win
 
LAUREL, MD – MCA Racing Stable’s Behemoth will make his 46th career start off an eight-day turnaround in the $70,000 Jewel on Claiming Crown Preview Day Sunday at Laurel Park.
 

Claiming Crown Preview Day Features Full Fields; Sunday’s Nine-Race Program Draws 110 Entries

LAUREL, MD – Led by Federico Tesio runner-up Noteworthy Peach and stakes-winning veteran Behemoth in the featured $70,000 Jewel, a total of 110 horses were entered for the nine-race Claiming Crown Preview Day program on tap Sunday at Laurel Park.
 
Sunday’s card mirrors the nine Claiming Crown races to be held on Opening Day of the Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park Saturday, Dec. 5. The winner of each race will earn an automatic berth in the Claiming Crown as well as free shipping to Gulfstream.

Perfect Title Looks to Bounce Back in $100,000 Laurel Turf Cup

Grade 3 Winner Divine Oath, Grade 3-Placed St. Albans Boy Among Entered
 
 LAUREL, MD – A month after knocking heads with some of racing’s top turf distance horses in his graded stakes debut on grass, Matthew Schera’s Perfect Title will make a second straight foray into stakes company in Saturday’s $100,000 Laurel Turf Cup at Laurel Park.

Juarez Gets First Breeders’ Cup Mount Aboard Valid

“Win & You’re In” Claiming Crown Races Sunday
 
LAUREL, MD – Jockey Nik Juarez, a native of Westminster, Md., will get an opportunity to compete in his first Breeders’ Cup Friday when he rides Crossed Sabres Farm’s Valid in the Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Keeneland.
 

Carrasco Wins Five At Laurel

10-Cent Rainbow 6 Returns $11,571
 
 LAUREL, MD - Jockey Victor Carrasco spent much of Saturday afternoon in the winner's circle at Laurel Park after riding five winners on the 12-race program.