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Fall Festival of Racing an Exciting Time for Laurel Park and Bettors

09/15/2017
Stakes and Graded Races, Full Turf Fields, Events Every Weekend
 
LAUREL, MD - Saturday’s Fall Festival of Racing, featuring the $250,000 De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) and six other stakes, is just the start of what will be a thrilling several months of racing in Maryland. 
 

Successful Stablemates Set to Clash in $100,000 Laurel Dash

09/15/2017
Ginger N Rye Looks to Extend Streak in $100,000 Sensible Lady Turf Dash
Two of Six Grass Stakes on Tap for Saturday’s Fall Festival of Racing
 
LAUREL, MD – Stablemates Amelia’s Wild Ride and Class and Cash, with 21 wins and nearly $850,000 in purse earnings between them, will become opponents for the first time when they meet up in a field of 10 for Saturday’s $100,000 Fidelity First and Blackwell Real Estate Laurel Dash at Laurel Park.
 

Ward Looks to Work Juvenile Magic for Saturday’s Fall Festival of Racing

09/14/2017
Represented by Battle Station in Laurel Futurity, Light Up the Town in Selima       
 
LAUREL, MD – Wesley Ward has achieved a high-rate of success with 2-year-olds, particularly on turf, earning a worldwide reputation that will preclude Battle Station and Light Up the Town from being taken lightly when the pair of Ward trainees take to the turf Saturday at Laurel Park.
 

Multiple G3 Winner Whitmore Returns in $250,000 Xpressbet De Francis Dash (G3)

09/14/2017
Sprint Tops Seven Stakes Worth $900,000 on Fall Festival of Racing Program
 
LAUREL, MD – More than three months since suffering the first loss of his sprint career, multiple Grade 3 winner Whitmore makes his return to the races with designs on starting another streak in Saturday’s $250,000 Xpressbet Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) at Laurel Park.
 

Graded winners On Leave, Pricedtoperfection Top $150,000 All Along

09/13/2017
Holiday Star Continues Comback in $100,000 Laurel Turf Cup
Total of Six Grass Stakes on Tap for Saturday’s Fall Festival of Racing
 
LAUREL, MD – Graded stakes winners On Leave and Pricedtoperfection will break side-by-side each looking to bounce back from disappointing efforts in Saturday’s $150,000 All Along at Laurel Park.
 

It’s the Journey Keeps Rolling Along in $75,000 Challedon

09/09/2017
Turnaround No Problem for Line of Best Fit in $75,000 Shine Again
 
LAUREL, MD – His strong second-half form earned It’s the Journey another shot at stakes competition, and R. Larry Johnson’s Maryland homebred didn’t disappoint in earning a fourth consecutive victory and first in stakes company in Saturday’s $75,000 Challedon at Laurel Park.
 

Grade 1 Winners Mind Your Biscuits, El Deal Top Xpressbet De Francis Nominations

09/08/2017
$250,000 De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Saturday, Sept. 16
Fall Festival of Racing Program of Seven Stakes Worth $900,000 Draws 204 Noms
 
LAUREL, MD – Grade 1 winners Mind Your Biscuits and El Deal and multiple graded stakes winners Whitmore and X Y Jet are among 24 horses nominated to the $250,000 Xpressbet Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Saturday, Sept. 16 at Laurel Park.
 

Connections Hope to Continue ‘Journey’ in $75,000 Challedon Sept. 9; 136 Entered for Saturday’s Races

09/07/2017
136 Entered for Saturday’s Races  
In the Navy Now Returns to Stakes Competition in $75,000 Shine Again
Laurel’s Year-Ending Fall Meet Opens Friday, Sept. 8
 

Horsemen Praise Maryland Racing Ahead of Laurel Fall Meet

09/07/2017
Calendar Year-Ending 60-Day Stand Opens Friday, Sept. 8
Challedon, Shine Again Kick Off 44 Stakes Worth $4.42 Million
Six Super Saturdays, Maryland Million, Ben’s Cat Tribute Among Highlights
            
LAUREL, MD – From across the United States to Dubai to his native England, trainer Graham Motion has raced around the world, yet it is in Maryland where he has found a home for himself, his family and his horses. 

Laurel Fall Meet Opens with Nine-Race Program Friday

09/06/2017
92 Horses Entered, Five Races on World-Class Turf Course
$4.42 Million Stakes Schedule Opens Saturday with Challedon, Shine Again
Six Super Saturdays, Maryland Million, Ben’s Cat Tribute Among Highlights
NFL Season-Opening BBQ Buffet on Grandstand Apron Thursday, Sept. 7