Racing News

Midnight Poker Seeks Winning Hand in $75,000 Concern

07/05/2018
Seven-Furlong Dirt Stakes Joins $100,000 Stormy Blues July 7
 
LAUREL, MD – Main Line Racing Stable’s stakes winner Midnight Poker, knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten in his last start, looks to get back on the winning track in Saturday’s $75,000 Concern Stakes at Laurel Park.
 

Miz Mayhem Takes Win Streak into $100,000 Stormy Blues

07/05/2018
5 ½-Furlong Turf Sprint Richest Stake of Laurel Summer Meet
 
LAUREL, MD – South Florida-based homebred Miz Mayhem, whose four consecutive victories include back-to-back stakes triumphs, will put both her streaks on the line in Saturday’s $100,000 Stormy Blues at Laurel Park.
 

Georganne Hale Named Vice President of Racing Development in Maryland

07/02/2018

Duties to Include Revitalizing D.C. International, Oversee Aftercare
Chris Merz Named Racing Secretary

BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that longtime Vice President of Racing and Racing Secretary Georganne Hale has been named Vice President of Racing Development.

Antoaneta Gives Allsop First Career Training Victory

07/01/2018
Chief of Staff Takes Command in Laurel Sunday Feature
Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Return of Live Racing Friday
 
LAUREL, MD – Big Lick Farm’s Antoaneta emerged from a stretch duel with Sophia Is an Angel a head in front at the wire in Sunday’s ninth race to give trainer Carl Allsop his first career victory.
 

Gomez Enjoys Four-Win Day Saturday at Laurel

06/30/2018
Captures 10th Race Feature Aboard Clever Triad
Trio of Carryovers for Sunday’s 10-Race Card
 
LAUREL, MD – Laura McKinney’s homebred Clever Triad sprinted to front-running 1 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s featured eighth race to cap a four-win afternoon for jockey Kevin Gomez.
 

Undefeated Our Braintrust Pointing to G3 Sanford Stakes July 21

06/29/2018
Graded Winner Something Awesome Continues Recuperation on Farm
Rainbow 6 Carryover for Saturday’s 11-Race Program
 
LAUREL, MD – Undefeated Laurel Park-based 2-year-old Our Braintrust, upset winner of the Tremont Stakes at Belmont Park last time out, is likely headed back to New York to make his graded debut next month.
 

Turf Stakes Winner Miz Mayhem Targeting $100,000 Stormy Blues

06/27/2018
Florida-Based Filly Breezed Three Furlongs in :36.03 Wednesday
Stormy Blues, $75,000 Concern Stakes Share Saturday, July 7 Card
 
LAUREL, MD – Multiple stakes winner Miz Mayhem breezed three furlongs at her home base of Gulfstream Park Wednesday morning for an expected start in the $100,000 Stormy Blues Saturday, July 7 at Laurel Park.
 

Unbeaten Turf Runner Monte Crista Stakes-Bound Off Latest Win

06/25/2018
$100,000 Stormy Blues Saturday, July 7 Attracts 25 Nominations
10-Year-Old Veteran Barney Rebel Captures Sunday Feature
 
LAUREL, MD – Country Life Farm’s Monte Crista, undefeated since moving to the turf this spring, is likely headed to stakes company following her impressive four-length victory on the undercard of Saturday’s Commonwealth Day program at Laurel Park.
 

Sticksstatelydude Takes to Turf in $75,000 Edward Evans

06/23/2018
Armoire Gets First Stakes Win in $75,000 Nellie Mae Cox
            
LAUREL, MD – Sticksstatelydude, already a Grade 3 winner on dirt, transferred his stakes-winning form to the grass with a one-length victory over defending champion Special Envoy in Saturday’s $75,000 Edward Evans on Commonwealth Day at Laurel Park.
 

Determined Vision Sees Way to $75,000 White Oak Farm Win

06/23/2018
Altamura Takes $75,000 M. Tyson Gilpin with Late Rally
Jockey Carrasco Wins First Race of Comeback Saturday
            
LAUREL, MD – D Hatman Thoroughbreds and Kingdom Bloodstock’s Determined Vision lived up to his name in his turf and stakes debut, leading all the way for a hard-fought half-length upset of Saturday’s $75,000 White Oak Farm Stakes at Laurel Park.