Racing News

Stronach 5 Returns $9,888.30 to 14 Bettors

09/28/2018
$157,333 Bet into National Pick 5 
 
LAUREL, MD – The inaugural running of The Stronach 5, a national Pick 5 wager with an industry-low 12 percent takeout and a guaranteed pool of $50,000, was hit by 14 bettors Friday, each winning $9,888.30.
 
A total of $157,333 was wagered on races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields. The minimum wager is $1. The winning numbers Friday were 7.3.9.8.1. 
 

Filly River Gal Beats the Boys in Friday’s $75,000 Jamestown

09/28/2018
Half-Sister to Multiple Stakes Winner River Deep Wins By 2 ½ Lengths
Introduced Impresses in Maiden Victory to Open Friday Program
 
LAUREL, MD – Morgans Ford Farm’s River Gal, a half-sister to multiple stakes winner River Deep, continued the family tradition by surging past pacesetter Ready to Run in mid-stretch and going on to a 2 ½-length victory in the $75,000 Jamestown Friday at Laurel Park.
 

Inaugural $150,000 Bald Eagle Derby Fills Void for Horsemen

09/27/2018
Live Racing Returns Friday with Launch of National Stronach 5 Wager
Maiden Ready to Run Favored in Friday’s $75,000 Jamestown Stakes
 
LAUREL, MD – Saturday’s debut of the $150,000 Bald Eagle Derby for 3-year-olds as part of a 12-race ‘Class on the Grass’ program attracted nine horses and drew praise from horsemen seeking what they feel is a sorely needed late-season spot for sophomores.
 

Old Time Revival Seeks Stakes Breakthrough in $75,000 Challedon

09/27/2018
Cairenn Looks to Go Out on Winning Note in $75,000 Shine Again
Class on the Grass’ Program Features Six Stakes, Four on Turf, Worth $650,000
 
LAUREL, MD – Fred Brei’s Jacks or Better Farm homebred Old Time Revival, third in a trio of stakes and briefly on the Triple Crown trail this spring, faces 10 rivals including fellow graded-stakes placed Top of Mind in Saturday’s $75,000 Challedon at Laurel Park.
 

G3 Winner Just Howard Targets Repeat in $75,000 Find

09/27/2018
Pair of Stakes Winners Top Full Field in $75,000 All Brandy
Class on the Grass’ Program Features Six Stakes, Four on Turf, Worth $650,000
 
LAUREL, MD – A triumphant return to his favorite track already completed, Skeedattle Associates’ Just Howard – Maryland’s 2017 Horse of the Year – goes about the business of rekindling his stakes success in the $75,000 Find at Laurel Park Saturday.
 

Sophomores Look to Soar in Inaugural $150,000 Bald Eagle Derby

09/26/2018
Channel Cat, Canadian Classic Winner Neepawa Top Field of Nine
Class on the Grass’ Program Features Six Stakes, Four on Turf, Worth $650,000        
 
LAUREL, MD – Wheeling back in 17 days off his first career stakes victory, Calumet Farm’s homebred Channel Cat faces eight rivals including Canadian classic winner Neepawa in the inaugural running of the $150,000 Bald Eagle Derby Saturday at Laurel Park.
 

Projected Returns to Defend Title in BWI Turf Cup Saturday

09/26/2018
Class on the Grass’ Program Features Six Stakes, Four on Turf, Worth $650,000
 
 
LAUREL, MD – Twelve months after becoming a graded-stakes winner in last year’s renewal, Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Projected takes aim at a repeat performance in Saturday’s $200,000 Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup (G3) at Laurel Park.
 

Elusive Mischief Rewards New Connections in $75,000 Punch Line

09/23/2018
River Deep Romps to Popular 8 ½-Length Win in $75,000 Bert Allen
Paulita Wears Down Stablemate Well Blessed in $75,000 Brookmeade
How Sweep It Is for Altamura in $75,000 Oakley Stakes
Live Racing Returns Friday, Sept. 28 with $75,000 Jamestown, Stronach 5
 

Switzerland Sprints to $250,000 De Francis Dash (G3) Victory

09/22/2018
Sprint Tops Seven Stakes Worth $900,000 on Fall Festival of Racing Card           
Monkeys Uncle Becomes Stakes Winner in $100,000 Selima
 
LAUREL, MD – Woodford Racing’s Switzerland, who had a four-race win streak snapped in his previous start, made a triumphant return to Maryland with a popular 2 ¾-length victory in the $250,000 Xpressbet Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Saturday at Laurel Park.
 

Laurel’s Fall Festival of Racing Handle Up 35 Percent

09/22/2018
De Francis Kicks off Big Month for Maryland Racing
 
LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park’s Fall Festival of Racing, featuring the 27th running of the Xpressbet Frank De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) and six other stakes races, handled $5.073 million Saturday, an increase of 35.5 percent over last year’s program.
 
Total handle in 2017 on the corresponding day was $3.743 million. Handle in 2016 was $4.513 million and in 2015 $3.775 million.