Racing News

Iowa Derby Winner Top Line Growth Makes Triumphant Return

08/14/2020
G3-Placed Gelding Flirts with Own Track Record in Friday Triumph
Cruz, Gonzalez Combination Stays Hot with Two More Winners Friday
 
LAUREL, MD – Showing no signs of rust making his first start in nearly a year, The Elkstone Group’s Grade 3-placed Top Line Growth flirted with his own track record as he overcame the layoff and solid group of rivals to capture Friday’s stakes-quality feature at Laurel Park.
 

Iowa Derby Winner Top Line Growth Set for Season Debut Friday

08/13/2020
Stakes-Quality Feature First Race in 11 Months for G3-Placed Gelding
Meet-Leading Trainer Gonzalez Registers Thursday Hat Trick
Friday’s Weekly National Stronach 5 Wager Includes Trio of Laurel Races
 
LAUREL, MD – The Elkstone Group’s G3-placed Maryland homebred Top Line Growth, promoted winner of the Iowa Derby last summer, is entered to make his first start in nearly a year in Friday’s stakes-quality allowance feature at Laurel Park.

Three Tracks and Three on the Turf in Friday's Stronach 5

08/13/2020
$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, 12-Percent Takeout
$108 All-Star Ticket
 
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 returns Friday with races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with a $100,000 guaranteed pool and 12-percent industry-low takeout.
 

G3 Troy Victory Provides Memorable Moment for Trainer Potts

08/12/2020
Karamanos Enjoying View atop Summer Meet Rider Standings
Impressive Laurel Turf Sprint Winner Fiya Fetches $400,000 at Auction
Live Racing Returns Thursday with Eight-Race Program
 
LAUREL, MD – It wasn’t conventional, but it was memorable. As the years go by, Laurel Park-based trainer Wayne Potts will have no trouble recalling the circumstances of his first career stakes win.
 

Tiz Ferguson Impressive in Juvenile Filly Triumph Saturday

08/08/2020
Fourth Win for Lynch-Glaser
 
LAUREL, MD – Hope H. Jones’ Tiz Ferguson put her speed on display in Maryland’s first race for 2-year-old fillies of 2020, blazing to a popular front-running five-length score over first-time starter Miss Marley in Saturday’s opener at Laurel Park.
 

Ain't Da Beer Cold Takes Maryland's First Juvenile Race Friday

08/07/2020

First 2-Year-Old Filly Event Kicks Off Saturday’s Nine-Race Card
20-Cent Rainbow 6, 50-Cent Late Pick 5 Carryovers Saturday

LAUREL, MD – Matt Spencer, Kelly Jo Cox and Bonuccelli Racing’s homebred Ain’t Da Beer Cold jumped out to a quick lead and never trailed to spring a 15-1 upset in Maryland’s first juvenile race of the year Friday at Laurel Park.

Longshot Kicks off Stronach 5, Multiple Winning Tickets Each Worth $7,492

08/07/2020
Races from Laurel and Gulfstream, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool
 
LAUREL, MD – There were 13 winning tickets in Friday’s popular Stronach 5, each worth $7,492.20.
 

Hello Beautiful Headed to Sunday's $100,000 Audubon Oaks

08/06/2020
American Sailor Takes on Six in Saturday’s Troy (G3) at Saratoga
First 2-Year-Old Race of 2020 Part of Laurel’s Friday Program
 
LAUREL, MD – Multiple stakes-winning 3-year-old filly Hello Beautiful, stabled at Laurel Park with trainer Brittany Russell, will be making the first start outside of her native Maryland when she tackles 10 rivals in Sunday’s $100,000 Audubon Oaks at Ellis Park.
 

First Maryland 2-Year-Old Race Kicks off Stronach 5

08/06/2020

Races from Laurel & Gulfstream, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

Labor Day Weekend to Feature $900,000 in Stakes at Laurel Park

08/04/2020

Tesio a ‘Win and In’ for Preakness (G1)
Weber City ‘Win and In’ for Black-Eyed Susan (G2)
Nine $100,000 Stakes Sept. 5 & 7

LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club announced today it will play host to nine $100,000 stakes races on Labor Day Weekend, including the Federico Tesio, a ‘Win and In’ for the Preakness Stakes (G1), the Weber City, a ‘Win and In’ for the Black-Eyed Susan (G2), and three stakes on the turf.