LAUREL, MD. 01-23-15---Live racing at Laurel Park has been cancelled for Friday, January 23 due to track conditions. Laurel and its sister track, Pimlico Race Course, will be open for simulcasting.

“It has been the same thing all week. The track is freezing at night and thawing during the afternoon. It is just uneven. For the safety of the horses and riders this is the best decision,” Maryland Jockey Club general manager Sal Sinatra said. “Until we can get some consistency, with it being either above freezing or below freezing for 24/7 where (track superintendent) David Whitman can work it, we are going to be touch and go every day.”

Live racing is scheduled to resume Saturday, January 24 with a 12:30 p.m. EST post time. The nine-race card features a pair of $100,000 stakes for 3-year-olds.

About Laurel Park
Laurel Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.