Racing News

Double Carryovers for Return of Live Racing Friday

01/23/2020

Weekly Stronach 5 Wager Kicks Off with Laurel Finale
Pegasus Simulcast, Giveaways Saturday, Jan. 25

LAUREL, MD – Live racing returns to Laurel Park Friday, Jan. 24 with an eight-race program featuring carryovers in the 50-cent Late Pick 5 and 20-cent Rainbow 6.

First-race post time is 12:25 p.m.
    

Four Tracks, Three Turf Races for Friday Stronach 5

01/23/2020

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 will feature races Friday from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields with three races being contested over the turf.

Laurel Hosting Special Monday Holiday Program

01/19/2020

Post Time 12:25 P.M. for Martin Luther King Jr. Card

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park will host a special eight-race Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday program Monday, Jan. 20 featuring a carryover of $3,047.74 in the $1 Super Hi-5 wager.

First-race post time is 12:25 p.m.

The Super Hi-5 begins in Race 2, a starter optional claimer for 3-year-olds sprinting six furlongs on the main track.

Laurel-Loving Honor the Fleet Takes $100,000 Fire Plug

01/18/2020

Victim of Love Springs Upset in $100,000 What a Summer

LAUREL, MD – Frank Demarco’s Honor the Fleet, Grade 3-placed as a 3-year-old in 2017, got a patient ride from jockey Alex Cintron to become a stakes winner for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes at Laurel Park.

Artful Splatter Upsets Anna's Bandit in $75,000 Geisha

01/18/2020

Alwaysmining Gets Job Done in $75,000 Jennings

LAUREL, MD – James C. Wolf’s Artful Splatter, making her stakes debut, overcame an eventful trip and a pair of objections to hand 10-time stakes winner and heavy favorite Anna’s Bandit her first loss in seven races in Saturday’s $75,000 Geisha Stakes at Laurel Park.

Lots of Winners in Friday's Stronach 5

01/17/2020

There’s 155 Winning Tickets Each Worth $1,192

LAUREL, MD – There were 155 winning tickets on Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $1,192.40.

The Stronach 5, highlighted by a $100,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout, featured races Friday from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Golden Gate Fields and Santa Anita Park.

G2 Winner Still Having Fun Tops Eight Entered in $100,000 Fire Plug

01/16/2020

Needs Supervision Seeks Third Stakes Win in $100,000 What a Summer

LAUREL, MD – Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable and Terp Racing’s Grade 2 winner Still Having Fun, a gutsy second in his return to competition last month, is the 124-pound topweight in a field of eight sprinters entered for Saturday’s $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes at Laurel Park.

Friday's Stronach 5 Features Three on Turf, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

01/16/2020

Races from Laurel, Gulfstream, Golden Gate and Santa Anita
All-Star Ticket Video

LAUREL, MD – The popular Stronach 5, featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout and generous payoffs, will feature races Friday from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields with a $100,000 guaranteed pool.

Anna’s Bandit Puts Streak to Test in $75,000 Geisha

01/15/2020

John Jones Aims for Third Victory in $75,000 Jennings

LAUREL, MD – No Guts No Glory Farm’s Anna’s Bandit, a winner of six consecutive races to end 2019, will get the chance to extend her streak into the new year when she faces six rivals in the $75,000 Geisha at Laurel Park.

Seven Winning Tickets in Stronach 5 Worth $25,941

01/10/2020

LAUREL, MD – There were seven winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each returning $25,941.10.

The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, had a guaranteed pool of $100,000. The final total handle was $206,397.

The lowest payoff in the Stronach 5 was $11.20, and that came in the opening leg at Laurel Park. The Stronach 5 also featured races from Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

Friday’s Stronach 5 Sequence