Racing News

Statement from the Maryland Jockey Club

04/21/2023

LAUREL, MD - The Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) announced that after consultation with the Maryland Racing Commission, racing will be cancelled this weekend at Laurel Park while MJC works with the Maryland Racing Commission to understand and address any issues of concern raised relating to recent injuries. MJC will also be discussing plans for implementation of updated safety and veterinary protocols similar to those that have been in place in California since 2019 and have proven to significantly reduce the number of equine fatalities during racing and training.

Nimitz Class Seeking Fourth Straight Win in $100,000 Native Dancer

04/20/2023

Moody Woman Chasing First Career Stakes Victory in $100,000 Primonetta

LAUREL, MD – Thomas Coulter’s 4-year-old homebred Nimitz Class, riding a three-stakes win streak, will be favored to make it four in a row in his return to Maryland for Saturday’s $100,000 Native Dancer at Laurel Park.

That’s Right Launching Season in $100,000 King T. Leatherbury

04/20/2023

G3 Winner Tops Competitive Field of Eight in 5 ½-Furlong Turf Sprint

LAUREL, MD – James Shannon Jr.’s That’s Right, front-running winner of the Turf Monster (G3) last fall at Parx, is set to make his season debut against seven rivals including six-time stakes winner Carotari in a highly competitive edition of the $100,000 King T. Leatherbury Saturday at Laurel Park.

G3 Winner English Bee Making Laurel Debut in Henry S. Clark

04/19/2023

Among Five $100,000 Stakes Saturday, Three Scheduled for the Turf

LAUREL, MD –Calumet Farm’s well-traveled multiple stakes-winning homebred English Bee, who has raced at 11 tracks in six states during his career, will add another venue to the list when the 7-year-old gelding makes his Laurel Park debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Henry S. Clark.

Deciding Vote Set to Make Title Defense in $100,000 Dahlia

04/19/2023

G3 Winner Surprisingly Among Rivals in One-Mile Turf Stakes

LAUREL, MD – William Pape’s homebred Deciding Vote, coming off a season where she won the first two stakes of her career and led all horses in the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship Series, will launch her 6-year-old campaign attempting a title defense in Saturday’s $100,000 Dahlia at Laurel Park.

PREAKNESS 148 PARTNERS WITH BALTIMORE’S GUINNESS OPEN GATE BREWERY ON LIMITED EDITION ALE

04/18/2023

Exclusive “Preakness Ale” Beer will be available at Preakness 148, Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Select Baltimore Area Locations

Perform Took ‘Giant Step Forward’ in Federico Tesio Triumph

04/16/2023

No Immediate Plans for Improving 3-Year-Old Colt’s Next Start
Black-Eyed Susan (G2) on Radar for ‘Consistent’ Cats Inthe Timber

LAUREL, MD – Woodford Racing, Lanes End Farm, Phipps Stable, Ken Langone and Edward Hudson Jr.’s Perform, thrilling winner of Saturday’s Federico Tesio at Laurel Park, may get a short break as his connections mull where to run their improving 3-year-old next.

Godolphin’s Lexington Winner First Mission Could Make Next Start in Preakness

04/16/2023

Unraced 2-year-old could follow similar path that led Bernardini to Preakness glory in 2006

LAUREL, MD — Godolphin’s 3-year-old colt First Mission likely will use his Saturday victory in Keeneland’s $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes as launching pad to the 148th Preakness Stakes on May 20 at Pimlico Race Course.

Perform Up Just in Time to Capture $125,000 Federico Tesio

04/15/2023

Edges Ninetyprcentmaddie in Laurel Park’s Preakness (G1) Prep

LAUREL, MD – It took Woodford Racing, Lanes End Farm, Phipps Stable, Ken Langone and Edward Hudson Jr.’s Perform six tries since last summer to break his maiden, racing against competition that included some of the top point-earners for the Kentucky Derby (G1).

He needed only one more start, 35 days later in his stakes debut, to make a return visit to the winner’s circle.

Cats Inthe Timber Claws Way to $125,000 Weber City Miss Victory

04/15/2023

3YO Filly Earns Automatic Berth to 99th Black-Eyed Susan (G2) May 19

LAUREL, MD – After her stablemate was forced to scratch for the second straight race with a nagging foot issue, Haymarket Farm homebred Cats Inthe Timber stepped up with a gusty half-length victory over Crypto Mama in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss at Laurel Park.