Racing News

Journeyman Feargal Lynch Launches Comeback Sunday at Laurel

02/07/2021

Former Leading Rider Finishes Eighth in First Race Since July 2020
Live Racing Returns Friday, Feb. 12 with 12:25 P.M. Post Time

LAUREL, MD – More than six months since he last rode, journeyman Feargal Lynch returned to action with a single mount Sunday at Laurel Park.

Graded-Stakes Contenders Fill Work Tab at Laurel Park Saturday

02/06/2021

Hello Beautiful, Dontletsweetfoolya, Laki Among Workers for Feb. 13 Stakes
Eclipse Award-Winning Apprentice Crispin Registers Saturday Hat Trick

LAUREL, MD – Multiple stakes winners Hello Beautiful and Dontletsweetfoolya set the stage for their first head-to-head matchup in the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) Feb. 13 with sharp half-mile works over Laurel Park’s main track Saturday.

Stronach 5 Has Three Winning Tickets Each Worth $43,099

02/05/2021

LAUREL, MD – There were three winning tickets in Friday’s popular Stronach 5, each worth $43,099.40.

The Stronach 5 featured three turf sprints, races from Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields, and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Leading Trainer Gonzalez Registers Four-Win Day Friday

02/05/2021

Pointing Lebda to $250,000 General’s Stake (G3) Feb. 13

LAUREL, MD – Donald Samaan’s Extra Medium swept to the lead in mid-stretch and powered home a 2 ½-length winner in Laurel Park’s ninth-race finale Friday to complete a four-win afternoon for leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez.

Thoroughbred Racing Pioneer Sylvia Bishop Subject of New Book

02/05/2021

LAUREL, MD – A chance meeting, an exchange of pleasantries in Virginia with a stranger while waiting in line for a cup of coffee, led Vicky Moon on a 15-year journey that has resulted in “Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop Had a Way With Horses.”

Russell Offering Stakes Winner Hello Hot Rod at Feb. 9 Sale

02/04/2021

Mine Not Mine Seeks Continued Progression in Friday Allowance
Jockey Carrasco to Miss Weekend Races, Aiming for Feb. 12 Return

LAUREL, MD – As a trainer, Brittany Russell knows the best time to take a chance is when a horse is doing well. She shipped Hello Hot Rod from her Laurel Park base to New York last weekend, where the Maryland-bred half-brother of multiple stakes winner Hello Beautiful extended his win streak to three races in Aqueduct’s Jimmy Winkfield Stakes.

Three Turf Sprints Highlight Friday's Stronach 5

02/04/2021

Four Tracks, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – Races from Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields, including three turf sprints, will highlight Friday’s Stronach 5.

The popular wager with an industry-low 12-percent takeout will begin with Gulfstream’s seventh race at 4:15 ET.

Sharp Starr's Barbara Fritchie Run Hinges on Weekend Work

02/03/2021

Alwaysmining ‘Doing Great’ Following Jan. 30 Comeback Victory
Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Return of Live Racing Thursday

LAUREL, MD – Barry Schwartz’s Grade 3-winning homebred Sharp Starr, narrowly beaten in her 4-year-old debut last month, will breeze over the weekend in New York ahead of an expected start in the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) Feb. 13 at Laurel Park.

Graded Winners Among 23 Nominated to Feb. 13 Barbara Fritchie

01/31/2021

Joins General’s Stake (G3) Highlighting $900,000 Winter Sprintfest Program

LAUREL, MD – Graded-stakes winners Eres Tu, Pacific Gale, Sharp Starr and Victim of Love; multiple stakes winner Hello Beautiful, undefeated on the local main track; and Dontletsweetfoolya, riding a five-race win streak, are among 23 older females nominated to the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) Saturday, Feb. 13 at Laurel Park.

1/ST RACING CONTINUES ITS LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR THE JOCKEYS’ GUILD

01/29/2021


ARCADIA, CA (January 29, 2021) - 1/ST RACING and the Jockeys’ Guild have announced today, through agreement, that   1/ST RACING will continue its long-term support of the Jockeys’ Guild and its member jockeys.