Racing News

Summer Meet-Leading Rider Russell Sidelined with Broken Wrist

07/17/2020

Expected Out 4-6 Weeks Following Thursday Gate Mishap in Delaware

LAUREL, MD – Jockey Sheldon Russell, the leading rider at Laurel Park’s current summer meet, will miss at least two months with a broken right wrist suffered in a gate mishap Thursday at Delaware Park.

G1 Test Possible for Multiple Stakes-Winning Filly Hello Beautiful

07/16/2020

Sophomore Duo Faces Elders in Featured Allowance Friday at Laurel
Connections Weighing Options After Skyscanner Misses G3 Peter Pan
Double Carryovers, Stronach 5 When Live Racing Resumes Friday

LAUREL, MD – All but one of eight career starts have come over her home track of Laurel Park, including a pair of juvenile stakes victories, but standout 3-year-old filly Hello Beautiful may hit the road for her next, and biggest, race yet.

Big Fields and $100,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday's Stronach 5

07/16/2020
All-Star Ticket $108, In The Money Podcast
 
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 will feature large, competitive fields, three races on the turf, and a $100,000 guaranteed pool when it kicks off Friday with 10 maidens going a mile on the Bowl Game Turf Course at Laurel Park.
 
Featuring races from Laurel and Gulfstream Park and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, the Stronach 5 begins at 3:23 p.m.
 

G1 Haskell Next Up for Laurel's Multiple Stakes Winner Lebda

07/14/2020

145th Preakness (G1), Rescheduled to Oct. 3, Remains Ultimate Goal

LAUREL, MD – Euro Stable’s sophomore sensation Lebda, a two-time stakes winner this winter over his home course of Laurel Park, will make the jump to Grade 1 company for his next start in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park.

MJC Sets Restriction on Jockey Travel

07/14/2020

LAUREL, MD - The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that beginning Friday, July 17, jockeys who enter another racetrack’s jockey quarters will not be permitted to ride in Maryland unless they self-quarantine for 14 days and obtain a negative COVID-19 test.

The health, safety and welfare of every person and every horse is always the top priority of the Maryland Jockey Club.

Trainer Meyers 'Grateful' for Saturday's Milestone Victory

07/11/2020

Jennemily Registers First Laurel Win in Saturday Feature
Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for July 17 Return of Racing

LAUREL, MD – Gordon C Keys’ Maryland homebred Grateful Bred, reluctant to first load in the starting gate, took an early lead and put his rivals away for good at the head of the stretch in a stylish front-running maiden special weight triumph Saturday at Laurel Park.

Epic Idea Up in Time to Spring Friday Feature Upset at Laurel

07/10/2020

Kendama Graduates with Sharp Performance in Second Career Start
Rainbow 6 Carryover of $5,517 for Saturday’s 11-Race Program

LAUREL, MD – Vivian E Rall’s homebred Epic Idea, a 4-year-old daughter of Maryland’s leading sire Great Notion, wore down Glittering Judy through the stretch and edged clear to a one-length triumph in Friday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park.

Stronach 5 Returns $6,284

07/10/2020

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 started with a bang Friday with a 25-1 shot winning the opening leg. In the end, there were 22 winning tickets each worth $6,284.80.

Sophomore Stakes Winner Lebda Considered for G1 Haskell July 18

07/09/2020

Jump Winner Prayer Hope Ends Layoff in Friday Maiden on Flats
Threes Over Deuces Likely Stakes-Bound Off Gutsy Allowance Win
Triple Carryovers, Stronach 5 When Live Racing Resumes Friday, July 10

LAUREL, MD – Having exited the first loss of his 3-year-old season in good shape, Euro Stable’s multiple stakes winner Lebda is under consideration for the $1 million Haskell (G1) July 18 at Monmouth Park.

Friday's Stronach 5: Full Fields and Four on the Turf

07/08/2020

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Strong Return on Investment
$81 All-Star Ticket

LAUREL, MD – Four turf races, average fields of 11.2, and a $100,000 guaranteed pool make up Friday’s competitive and exciting Stronach 5

The Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park Friday, continues to offer a strong return on investment. Consider last week when the Stronach 5 returned $12,804 with the highest-price winner being $12.20.