Racing News

Laurel Park Thanksgiving Weekend Stakes Attract 114 Nominations

11/14/2021

Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Friday & Saturday, Nov. 26-27

LAUREL, MD – Graded-stakes winners Laki, Pickin’ Time, Informative and Magic Michael; fellow multiple stakes winners Cordmaker, Hello Beautiful, Kenny Had a Notion, Street Lute and Whereshetoldmetogo; and undefeated 3-year-old filly Moquist are among 114 horses nominated to five stakes worth $450,000 in purses over Thanksgiving weekend at Laurel Park.

Local Motive Digs in to Capture $100,000 James F. Lewis III

11/13/2021

Buy the Best Extends Win Streak to Three in $100,000 Smart Halo
Miss Leslie Notches Third Stakes Win in $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go

LAUREL, MD – Bird Mobberley’s Local Motive, already a stakes winner on the turf, dug in determinedly along the rail through the stretch to hold off Beast Or Famine and capture Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III by a head at Laurel Park.

Trolley Ride Seeks Second Stakes Win in Saturday's Thirty Eight Go Go

11/12/2021

Determined Truth Leans on Experience to Capture Friday Maiden Event
Celebrate Thanksgiving at Laurel Park with Live Racing, Pies & Buffet

BALTIMORE – James Eshelman’s stakes winner Trolley Ride, beaten by former stablemate and subsequent Grade 2 winner Vault two years ago, will make her second start in three years in the $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Saturday at Laurel Park.

Trolley Ride Seeks Second Stakes Win in Saturday's Thirty Eight Go Go

11/12/2021

Determined Truth Leans on Experience to Capture Friday Maiden Event
Celebrate Thanksgiving at Laurel Park with Live Racing, Pies & Buffet

LAUREL, MD – James Eshelman’s stakes winner Trolley Ride, beaten by former stablemate and subsequent Grade 2 winner Vault two years ago, will make her second start in three years in the $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Saturday at Laurel Park.

One Ticket Worth $99,519 in Friday's Stronach 5

11/12/2021

LAUREL, MD – There was only one winning ticket in Friday’s Stronach 5, and that one ticket was worth $99,519.40.

The big ticket was driven by a 45-1 longshot at Golden Gate Fields and a $30 winner at Laurel Park.

Featuring a low 12-percent takeout, the Stronach 5 also featured two races from Gulfstream Park.

Kenny Had a Notion Returns to Winner's Circle in Thursday Feature

11/11/2021

Nominations Close This Weekend for Thanksgiving Stakes at Laurel Park

LAUREL, MD – Louis J. Ulman and H. Neil Glasser’s multiple stakes winner Kenny Had a Notion collared long shot leader Rookie Salsa in deep stretch and surged past late to snap a seven-race losing streak in Thursday’s stakes-quality feature at Laurel Park.

G1-Placed Off Topic Chases Stakes Win in Thirty Eight Go Go

11/11/2021

Among Three Stakes Worth $300,000 in Purses Saturday at Laurel

LAUREL, MD – Before she heads off to the breeding shed at the end of the year, D Hatman Thoroughbreds’ Grade 1-placed Off Topic will continue her quest to become a stakes winner in Saturday’s $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go at Laurel Park.

Three Juvenile Races Top Friday's Stronach 5

11/10/2021

Races from Laurel, Gulfstream, and Golden Gate
Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – The key to having a winning ticket in Friday’s Stronach 5 could rest on three juvenile races, including a maiden special weight event from Laurel Park and a starter optional claimer from Gulfstream Park.

The Stronach 5, featuring a low 12-percent takeout and a maiden event at Golden Gate Fields, will begin at approximately 3:40 ET when maiden fillies and mares go six furlongs in a $10,000 claiming event at Laurel.

Undefeated Run to Daylight Targets $100,000 James F. Lewis III

11/10/2021

Buff My Boots, Sparkle Sprinkle Meet Again in $100,000 Smart Halo

LAUREL, MD – David Raim’s Run to Daylight, undefeated through three starts including back-to-back stakes wins, hits the road for the first time in an attempt to keep his perfect record intact in Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III at Laurel Park.

Voss Celebrates Aloha West’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint G1 Victory

11/07/2021

4-Year-Old Gelding Bred in Maryland by Laurel Park-Based Trainer

LAUREL, MD – Katy Voss watched this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships with great interest. The breeder, owner and Laurel Park-based trainer was cheering on her younger sister, Elizabeth Merryman, who bred and co-owns Turf Sprint (G1) contender Caravel.