Racing News

Cure the Winter Blues Tournament Begins Saturday, Feb. 16

02/06/2019

Handicapping Tournament Runs Six Consecutive Saturdays at Laurel
Thursday Program Features Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers

LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club will host its annual Cure the Winter Blues handicapping tournament over six consecutive Saturdays beginning with the Feb. 16 Winter Carnival program at Laurel Park.

Weekly and grand prizes will be available to the first, second and third-place finishers in the Cure the Winter Blues tournament, which runs through Saturday, March 16.

Correjon Sets Track Record in Latest Laurel Win Sunday

02/03/2019
Jockey Toledo Enjoys Three-Win Day
 
LAUREL, MD – FTF Racing’s Correjon continued his winter hot streak at Laurel Park, earning his third straight win over its main track with a record-setting half-length triumph in  Sunday’s featured Super Bowl Starter Handicap.
 

Friday’s Stronach 5: Four Tracks, 70 Minutes, $50,000 Guaranteed Pool

01/30/2019

Free Past Performances

LAUREL, MD – Bettors will take a trip cross-country Friday when the Stronach 5 visits Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields while offering a $50,000 guaranteed pool.

The sequence kicks off at Laurel Park at 4:35 p.m. with 10 claimers going a mile. After two races at Gulfstream and another at Santa Anita, the national pick 5 with the industry-low 12-percent takeout will finish at Golden Gate with a starter allowance and a field of eight.

Laurel Cancels Thursday Program

01/30/2019
Facility Remains Open for Simulcasting
 
LAUREL, MD – Due to the polar vortex moving across the eastern U.S. with dangerously cold temperatures and high wind gusts, Laurel Park announced today it has cancelled live racing for Thursday, Jan. 31.
 
Laurel will remain open Thursday for simulcast wagering.
 

Jockey Hamilton Wins First Race at Eclipse Champion Sunday

01/27/2019

Something Awesome, Unbridled Juan Heading Back to Laurel
Racing Returns Thursday with Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers

LAUREL, MD – Jockey Weston Hamilton won his first race as an Eclipse Award champion Sunday at Laurel Park, guiding P & H Stables and C & B Stables’ Weekend Flyer to a 3 ½-length win in the fourth race.

Friday’s Stronach 5 Rewards 97 Bettors $1,314.90 Each

01/25/2019
LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, the national pick 5 with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, rewarded 97 bettors across the country $1,314.90 each.
The shortest price winner came at Gulfstream Park in Uno Mas Modelo ($3.40) and the longest price occurred in the final leg at Golden Gate Fields in Classy Chasie ($22.60).
 
Friday’s Stronach 5 sequence
 

Stronach 5 Features Four Tracks, 55 Entries, $50,000 Guaranteed Pool

01/23/2019
LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring a $50,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will crisscross the country with stops at Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields.
 
The five races drew 55 entries with a turf race at both Gulfstream and Santa Anita and 13 horses sprinting at Laurel Park.
 
Friday’s Stronach 5 sequence
 

Hamilton, Lawrence Hoping to Bring Hardware to Maryland

01/22/2019
New Journeyman Hamilton Up for Eclipse as Champion Apprentice
Lawrence-Trained Glorious Empire Vying for Male Turf Champion
48th Annual Ceremony Thursday, Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park
 
LAUREL, MD – While an Eclipse Award was far from anyone’s mind when Glorious Empire finished sixth in his seasonal debut at Laurel Park last April, Weston Hamilton had but one goal when 2018 began – to bring the cherished bronze trophy home to Maryland.

Winter Weather Cancels Monday Holiday Program at Laurel

01/21/2019
Simulcasting Open; Live Racing Returns Thursday, Jan. 24
 
LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club canceled Monday’s special nine-race Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday program at Laurel Park due to severe winter weather conditions.
 
Monday’s forecast called for sun with a high of 20 degrees and winds at 20 to 30 mph, gusting up to 40 mph, creating a wind chill factor well into sub-zero temperatures. A wind chill advisory was put into effect until 11 a.m.

Special Holiday Program Monday at Laurel Park

01/20/2019
Nine-Race Program Begins with 12:30 P.M. First Post
Carryovers in 50-Cent Late Pick 5, $1 Super Hi-5
            
LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park will host a special Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday program Monday, Jan. 21, with nine live races starting at 12:30 p.m.