Racing News

Juveniles Top Sunday's Eight-Race Program at Laurel

11/21/2020
Journeytothemoon Debut Winner Saturday                           
 
LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park’s eight-race program Sunday afternoon will include four 2-year-old events including a maiden special weight event at six furlongs and a $42,000 optional claiming event with a pair of stakes-placed runners.
 
First race post is 12:25 p.m.
 

$91,481 Carryover Awaits Stronach 5 Players Nov. 27

11/20/2020
LAUREL, MD – There will be a carryover in the Nov. 27 Stronach 5 of $91,481.74 after there were no winning tickets in Friday’s popular wager.
 

Laurel's Fall Festival of Racing Attracts 154 Nominations

11/20/2020
Six Stakes Worth $600,000 in Purses Saturday, Nov. 28
 
LAUREL, MD – Two dozen graded-stakes and multiple stakes winners are among 154 nominations made to Laurel Park’s Fall Festival of Racing, a collection of six stakes worth $600,000 in purses to be contested Saturday, Nov. 28.
 

Maryland Million Sprint Winner Karan's Notion Makes it Two Straight

11/19/2020
3-Year-Old Gelding Earns Another Shot at Stakes in Thursday Allowance
 
LAUREL, MD – Following up on his upset victory in last month’s Maryland Million Sprint against fellow state-bred/sired horses, Karan’s Notion returned to dominate open company Thursday at Laurel Park and earn himself another shot against stakes competition.
 

Stronach 5 Returns with Races from Laurel and Gulfstream

11/19/2020
Full Fields, Two Turf Races, 12-Percent Takeout 
 
LAUREL, MD – Races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park West, including two on the turf, highlight Friday’s popular Stronach 5.
 

Maryland Million Sprint Upset Winner Karan’s Notion Returns Thursday

11/18/2020
Nominations Close Thursday for Laurel’s Fall Festival of Racing Nov. 28
 
LAUREL, MD – Karan’s Notion, bred, owned and trained by Nancy Heil, starts for the first time since his 16-1 upset of the Maryland Million Sprint Oct. 24 when live racing returns to Laurel Park with a nine-race program Thursday.
 
First race post time is 12:25 p.m.
 

Malibu Mischief Makes It Six Straight Wins in Sunday Feature

11/15/2020
Princess Corey Returns from Year Layoff to Win Sunday Allowance
Live Racing Returns Thursday, Nov. 19 with 12:25 P.M. Post
 
LAUREL, MD – Malibu Mischief, a 4-year-old filly owned and trained by Rudy Rodriguez, extended her win streak to six races in impressive fashion by flirting with a track record in her latest triumph Sunday at Laurel Park.
 

No Cents Cashes in $100,000 James F. Lewis III Score

11/14/2020
Street Lute Delivers with $100,000 Smart Halo Victory
Rainbow 6 Solved Saturday for $21,566.58 Jackpot Payout
 
LAUREL, MD – Isabelle de Tomaso and Hope Jones’ homebred No Cents, making his local and stakes debut off back-to-back wins out of town, corralled favored Dalton in mid-stretch and edged past for a comfortable 1 ¼-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III at Laurel Park.
 

Friday's Stronach 5 Has 145 Winning Tickets Each Worth $705

11/13/2020
LAUREL, MD –There were 145 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $705.80.
 
The Stronach 5 , with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, featured races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park West. The fifth leg of the Stronach 5 was an ‘all’ when Golden Gate Fields cancelled its Friday program.
 

Laurel-Loving Lewisfield Returns to Winner's Circle in Friday Feature

11/13/2020
$100,000 James Lewis, $100,000 Smart Halo Highlight Saturday Program
20-Cent Rainbow 6 Carryover Unsolved Friday, Grows to $14,637
 
LAUREL, MD – Linda Zang’s multiple stakes-winning Maryland homebred Lewisfield, a last out third in his bid for a second lifetime Maryland Million Sprint victory, cut back to the shortest distance of his 27-race career and responded with a 1 ¼-length triumph in Friday’s featured sixth race at Laurel Park.