Racing News

Lexitonian returns to Maryland to win Concern

Calumet homebred previously took G3 Chick Lang on Preakness Day

Laurel, MD – Largely ignored by bettors despite a powerful score in the Grade 3 Chick Lang Stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico, Calumet Farm homebred Lexitonian returned to the Free State and struck again, riding the rail to an upset victory in the $75,000 Concern Stakes on Sunday at Laurel Park.

The Concern was one of five stakes races worth a combined $400,000 on Laurel’s Summer Sunday Stakes program.

A Spirited Win by Ghouls Night Out in Jameela

Oldies But Goodies Has Plenty Left in Ben’s Cat  

LAUREL, MD – Mens Grille Racing’s Ghoul’s Night Out, a 19-1 longshot trained by Hamilton Smith and ridden by Jorge Vargas Jr., drove past A Great Time in deep stretch to win the $75,000 Jameela by a neck.

Ghoul’s Night Out, a 5-year-old mare by Ghostzapper, returned $40 after covering the 5 ½ furlong course in 1:02.65. It was her first victory on the turf in three attempts.

Late Night Pow Wow Returns a Winner in Twixt

12th Win in 14 Career Starts for 4-Year-Old Filly
Fritchie (G3) Winner Four for Four at Laurel Park

LAUREL, MD - Coming off a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Madison in April at Keeneland, Breeze Easy LLC’s Late Night Pow Wow returned to her typical dominant form,  turning back a challenge in the stretch to win the $75,000 Twixt by 1 ¼ lengths Sunday at Laurel Park.

Laurel’s Summer Sunday Stakes, Presented by 14 Hands Winery

5 Stakes, $400,000
Summering Gets Season Under Way in $100,000 Stormy Blues       
Graded-Stakes Winner Mind Control, Late Night Pow Wow
Rainbow 6 Hit for $86,332

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park’s Sunday program will include the Summer Sunday Stakes program, presented by 14 Hands Winery, featuring five stakes worth $400,000 in purses highlighted by the 5 1/2-furlong Stormy Blues for 3-year-old fillies.

Lots of Winners in Friday’s Stronach 5

79 Bettors Each Receive $1,640.30

LAUREL – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park, rewarded 79 bettors with $1,640.30.

Laurel’s $66,161 Rainbow 6 Carryover Saturday Features 5 on Turf

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 will feature five races on its world-class turf course Saturday and a carryover of $66,161.96.

First race post for Saturday’s nine-race program is 1:10 p.m. The Rainbow 6 sequence will begin with the fourth race, a 5 ½ furlong turf event that has attracted a field of 11.

Multiple winning tickets Friday on the Rainbow 6 returned $1,191.92.

Phlash Phelps Shortens Up for $75,000 Ben’s Cat

Fear No Evil Back with State-Breds in $75,000 Jameela
Among Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses Sunday, July 14

LAUREL, MD – Best known for his success going two turns on the turf, Hillwood Stable’s multiple stakes winner Phlash Phelps will cut back to a sprint for the first time in more than two years for Sunday’s $75,000 Ben’s Cat Stakes at Laurel Park.

Summering Gets Season Under Way in $100,000 Stormy Blues

Stakes Winner Unraced Since Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1)
Richest of Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses Sunday, July 14

LAUREL, MD – Glen Hill Farm’s stakes-winning homebred Summering, unraced since finishing off the board for the first time in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup, will launch her eagerly anticipated comeback in Sunday’s $100,000 Stormy Blues Stakes at Laurel Park.

Late Night Pow Wow Aims to Start New Streak in $75,000 Twixt

2017 Winner Shimmering Aspen Among Foes in Seven-Furlong Sprint
One of Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses Sunday, July 14

LAUREL, MD – Breeze Easy LLC’s multiple graded-stakes winner Late Night Pow Wow, freshened up after having a nine-race win streak snapped in her Grade 1 debut, returns to action in an effort to get back on the winning track in Sunday’s $75,000 Twixt at Laurel Park.

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday’s Stronach 5

All-Star Ticket­­, Free Past Performances, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park, will once again have a guaranteed pool of $100,000 as well as an industry-low 12-percent takeout and free past performances.

Friday’s sequence kicks off at 4:50 p.m. with 3-year-olds and up going 5 ½ furlongs at Laurel and will conclude with a 7 ½ furlong turf event at Gulfstream Park for maiden fillies and mares.