First Post 12:25 P.M. for 10-Race Program
Free Admission to Breeders’ Cup Watch Party Nov. 1 and 2

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park will resume its live race schedule with a 10-race Halloween program Thursday, Oct. 31.

First race post time is 12:25 p.m.

Racing and training had been suspended at Laurel since Thursday, Oct. 24 due to a broken water pipe located on the track apron along the outer rail of the main track, which has now been repaired.

Thursday’s feature comes in Race 5, an open $55,000 allowance for 3-year-olds and up led by narrow 2-1 program favorite Fort Fortitude, trained and co-owned by Jamie Ness. The multiple stakes-placed gelding has won three straight races, two since being claimed for $40,000 Sept. 5.

Also in the field are multiple stakes winners Sonny Inspired and Clubman, the latter beaten as the favorite in the Maryland Million Classic Oct. 19; 2018 Challedon winner Old Time Revival; American Power, fourth in the Sept. 28 Vosburgh (G1) last out to snap a three-race win streak; and three-time graded-stakes placed Vorticity, winner of the 2015 Marylander Stakes at Laurel racing for the first time since August 2018.

Race 6 on Thursday is a $40,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-olds going one mile on the main track that drew a field of 11 including homebreds by Tale of the Cat, Constitution, To Honor and Serve, Super Saver, Uncle Mo, Pioneerof the Nile and Bernardini.

Thursday’s Race 7 is a $45,000 second-level optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up scheduled for one mile on the Bowl Game turf course which attracted an overflow field of 16 led by 10-time winner King of Spades and 2017 Arlington Classic (G3) winner Cowboy Culture.

Breeders’ Cup Watch Party Nov. 1 and 2 at Laurel Park

In addition to full cards of live racing, fans at Laurel Park will be able to watch and wager on all 14 Breeders’ Cup races from Santa Anita Park Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2.

A Breeders’ Cup watch party will be held both days in the state-of-the-art sports book, located on Laurel’s second-floor clubhouse.

The watch party is scheduled to run from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, and 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Friday’s Breeders’ Cup action begins with the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1), Santa Anita’s Race 5, with a post time of 4:12 p.m. EST. The final Breeders’ Cup race Friday is the Juvenile (G1), Santa Anita’s Race 9, with a 7:04 p.m. EST post time.

Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup action starts in Santa Anita’s Race 4, the Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), with a 2:55 a.m. post time. The final Breeders’ Cup race of the day is the $6 million Classic (G1), Race 12 at Santa Anita, set to go off at 8:44 p.m. EST.

Laurel’s doors will open at 11 a.m. both Friday and Saturday. General parking, admission and seating are free. Live programs, which include Laurel, Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park, are $5.

At the watch party, fans will be able to enjoy a Breeders’ Cup-themed menu, official Breeders’ Cup cocktails, and 74 feet of LED racing action. No reservations or registration is required, and seating is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

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