Racing News

Dirty Makes Clean Getaway in Laurel Friday Feature

06/22/2018
Super Hi-5, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Saturday’s Stakes-Filled Card
Laurel to Host Groom Elite Program’s Basic Grooming Class June 25-29
 
LAUREL, MD – Tom O’Grady’s Maryland-bred Dirty, racing for the first time in his home state, split horses at the top of the stretch and caught front-running Jarvis Steel at the eighth pole before drawing away to a five-length victory in Friday’s featured ninth race at Laurel Park.
 

Multiple Stakes Winner Two Notch Road Still Going Strong at 11

06/21/2018
Gelding to Make 41st Career Start in $75,000 White Oak Farm Stakes
$2,500 Yearling has Earned More Than Half-Million in Purses
Four Turf Stakes Worth $300,000 on Saturday, June 23 Program
            

Special Envoy Takes Streak into $75,000 Edward Evans

06/20/2018
Queen Caroline Seeks to Regain Crown $75,000 Nellie Mae Cox
11-Year-Old Two Notch Road Returns in $75,000 White Oak Farm
Do What I Say Set for Title Defense in $75,000 M. Tyson Gilpin
 
LAUREL, MD – Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Firestone’s homebred Special Envoy, who capped last season with three consecutive stakes victories, is set to launch his 7-year-old season against familiar company in Saturday’s $75,000 Edward Evans Stakes at Laurel Park.

Leading Rider Carrasco Returns to Races Sunday at Laurel

06/17/2018
Eclipse Award Winner Finishes Fifth in First Mount in Nine Months
 
LAUREL, MD – Following a serious leg injury that kept him away from the races for more than nine months, journeyman jockey Victor Carrasco made his long-awaited return to competition on Father’s Day Sunday at Laurel Park.
 

Split Time Rallies to Victory in $75,000 Alma North

06/16/2018
New York Shipper Earns Second Stakes Win in First Open Company Start
10-Race Father’s Day Program Starts at 1:10 P.M. Sunday
 
LAUREL, MD – Tic Stables’ Split Time, making her open company debut in her first race outside of New York, overcame a troubled start to scoot between horses in mid-stretch and earn her second career stakes victory in Saturday’s $75,000 Alma North at Laurel Park.
 

Jockey Carrasco Set to Launch Comeback Sunday at Laurel

06/15/2018
Goldwood Powers to Victory in Friday Feature
Special Father’s Day Buffet Sunday at Laurel
 
LAUREL, MD – Journeyman rider Victor Carrasco, the Eclipse Award-winning apprentice of 2013 sidelined for the past nine months by injury, will launch his latest comeback with a pair of mounts on Sunday’s 10-race program at Laurel Park.
 

Maryland Horsemen Bring Stakes Hardware Back from New York

06/14/2018
Locals Enjoy Successful Trip to Belmont Park’s Racing Festival
 
LAUREL, MD – While the eyes of the racing world were focused on Justify’s successful quest to become the 13th Triple Crown champion, Maryland’s horsemen received some well-deserved attention of their own during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Belmont Park.
 

Limited View Seeks Return to Form in $75,000 Alma North

06/14/2018
3-Year-Old Filly Sprint Kicks off Laurel Summer Stakes Schedule June 16
 
LAUREL, MD – John Salzman Jr., Fred Wasserloos and George Greenwalt’s Limited View, set to make her first start in nearly two months, is among a quartet of stakes winners in a field of eight that will line up for the $75,000 Alma North Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.
 

Defending Champs Among Nominees to Virginia-Bred Stakes at Laurel

06/12/2018
Four Stakes Worth $300,000 Saturday, June 23 Over World-Class Turf Course
Super Hi-6 Carryover of $1,193 for Return of Live Racing Friday, June 15
 
LAUREL, MD – Defending champions Special Envoy, Queen Caroline and Do What I Say are among 112 nominations to a quartet of $75,000 stakes restricted to Virgina-bred/sired horses hosted by Laurel Park Saturday, June 23.
 

Connections ‘Still Having Fun’ with Woody Stephens (G2) Winner

06/12/2018
First Graded-Stakes Win for Maryland-Based Trainer, Co-Owners
 
LAUREL, MD – When Still Having Fun rattled off wins in a pair of 3-year-old stakes at Laurel Park over the winter, his connections began to dream big and wonder how far the bargain $12,000 yearling would be able to stretch his talent.