Will Remain Open for Simulcast Wagering    

 Racing Resumes Monday with $250,000 General George (G3)

LAUREL, MD. 02/14/15 ---Laurel Park announced today it will cancel its Sunday live racing program Feb. 15 due to dangerous, frigid temperatures that are expected to arrive in the area overnight.

            Laurel will be open Sunday for simulcast wagering.

            Sunday's races, which were drawn Thursday, will be moved to Friday, Feb. 20.

            Live racing returns Monday, Feb. 16 with a holiday program and the 37th running of the $250,000 General George for 3-year-olds and up at seven furlongs.

            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. For more information contact David Joseph at david.joseph@gulfstreampark.comor call 954.457.6451.