Laurel Park Race Course Unveils New Logo
Laurel Park Race Course Unveils New Logo
LAUREL, MD. 08-15-12---The Maryland Jockey Club today unveiled a new logo for Laurel Park Race Course. Laurel Park, which opened on October 2, 1911, hosts live thoroughbred horse racing annually from September until March and is the sister track to Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness Stakes.
“When we redesigned the Pimlico logo in February, we knew the Laurel Park logo deserved the same kind of reinvention,” said Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas.
Laurel Park is home to a cross section of events, including concerts, community fairs and barbeque competitions. The new logo embodies the excitement and variety of these events while giving a nod to the majesty of horse racing and its Maryland roots.
“The abstract horse represents the future of racing-respecting where we have been and looking forward to where we are going,” added Chuckas.
The current logo is replacing one that was designed almost 20 years ago.
The 2012 Laurel Park fall meeting opens Wednesday, September 5.
LAUREL FALL STAKES SCHEDULE UPDATE
The Laurel Park fall stakes schedule will feature two additional Maryland-bred stakes. The Geisha Stakes (November 22) and Jennings Handicap (December 1) have been added to the lineup that was originally announced July 17.
Other revisions include:
· Jameela Stakes moved from September 15 to opening day, September 5
· All Brandy Stakes transferred from September 8 to September 15
· Lady Dean Stakes will remain Safely Kept Stakes
· Purses for the Maryland-bred stakes will be $100,000 each
The Maryland Horse Breeders Association will provide $25,000 to $50,000 bonuses for Maryland-bred runners to 16 races, meaning the 34 fall stakes could be worth more than $4.1 million.
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.
2012 Fall Stakes Schedule
| Date | Track | Stakes | Conditions | Distance | Purse |
| 5-Sep | Laurel Park | Jameela | F & M 3 & UP (MD-bred) | 6 furlongs (T) | 100,000 |
| 8-Sep | Japan Racing Association | 3 & UP | 1 1/16 mile (T) | 125,000 | |
| 15-Sep | All Brandy | F & M 3 & UP (MD-bred) | 1 1/8 mile (T) | 100,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Distaff Starter Handicap | F & M 3 & UP (MD-sired) | 1 mile | 50,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Starter Handicap | 3 & UP (MD-sired) | 1 mile | 50,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Turf Sprint | 3 & UP (MD-sired) | 5.5 furlongs (T) | 100,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Lassie | 2 YO fillies (MD-sired) | 6 furlongs | 100,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Nursery | 2 YO (MD-sired) | 6 furlongs | 100,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Oaks | 3 YO fillies (MD-sired) | 1 mile | 100,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Distaff | F & M 3 & UP (MD-sired) | 7 furlongs | 100,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Sprint | 3 & UP (MD-sired) | 6 furlongs | 100,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Ladies | F & M 3 & UP (MD-sired) | 1 1/8 mile (T) | 100,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Turf | 3 & UP (MD-sired) | 1 1/8 mile (T) | 100,000 | |
| 6-Oct | Md. Million Classic | 3 & UP (MD-sired) | 1 1/8 mile | 150,000 | |
| 27-Oct | Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash | 3 & UP | 6 furlongs | 350,000 | |
| 27-Oct | Laurel Futurity | 2 YO | 5.5 furlongs (T) | 150,000 | |
| 27-Oct | Selima | 2 YO fillies | 5.5 furlongs (T) | 150,000 | |
| 27-Oct | Laurel Dash | 3 & UP | 6 furlongs (T) | 150,000 | |
| 27-Oct | Laurel Turf Cup | 3 & UP | 1 1/2 mile (T) | 150,000 | |
| 27-Oct | Lady Baltimore | F & M 3 & UP | 1 1/16 mile (T) | 150,000 | |
| 3-Nov | Smart Halo | 2 YO fillies | 6 furlongs | 125,000 | |
| 10-Nov | James F. Lewis III | 2 YO | 6 furlongs | 125,000 | |
| 17-Nov | Safely Kept | 3 YO fillies | 7 furlongs | 125,000 | |
| 22-Nov | Geisha | F & M 3 & UP (MD-bred) | 1 mile | 125,000 | |
| 24-Nov | Gin Talking | 2 YO fillies | 7 furlongs | 125,000 | |
| 1-Dec | Jennings Handicap | 3 & UP (MD-bred) | 1 mile | 100,000 | |
| 1-Dec | Marylander | 2 YO | 7 furlongs | 125,000 | |
| 8-Dec | City of Laurel | 3 YO | 7 furlongs | 125,000 | |
| 15-Dec | Willa On The Move | F & M 3 & UP | 6 furlongs | 125,000 | |
| 22-Dec | Thirty Eight Go Go | F & M 3 & UP | 1 mile | 125,000 | |
| 26-Dec | Md. Juvenile Filly Championship | 2 YO fillies (MD-breds) | 7.5 furlongs | 100,000 | |
| 29-Dec | Md. Juvenile Championship | 2 YO (MD-breds) | 7.5 furlongs | 100,000 | |
| 29-Dec | Dave's Friend | 3 & UP | 6 furlongs | 125,000 | |
| 31-Dec | Broad Brush | 3 & UP | 1 1/8 mile | 125,000 | |
| 34 stakes | 4,150,000 |
