$25,000 Pick 5 Carryover, Russell Seeks 1,000th Win

LAUREL, MD., 02/26/15 ---Live racing returns to Laurel Park this weekend with 10-race programs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Due to frigid temperatures and severe weather, Laurel cancelled its Friday and Sunday programs last weekend and ran only two races on Saturday before cancelling the remainder of the card.

Laurel will kick off its weekend Friday with a carryover in the Pick 5 of $25,630.

The return of live racing this weekend will also include jockey Sheldon Russell's attempt to win his 1,000th career race. The Louisiana native and Maryland’s former leading rider is just two wins away from his career milestone at 998.

            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@marylandracing.com or call 954.457.6451.