Racing News

Henry S. Clark Stakes Marks Laurel Debut for Cage Fighter

04/21/2016
Pair of Grade 3 Winners Represent Motion in Clark
Pimentel Hoping to Return to Riding on Final Weekend
Ben’s Cat Continues Progress for Seasonal Debut
Carryovers Highlight Return to Live Racing Friday
 

Phlash Phelps Set to Open Season in $75,000 Henry S. Clark

04/20/2016
Maryland-Bred Turf Champion to Face 10 in Mile Turf Stakes
 
LAUREL, MD – After concluding an undefeated 4-year-old campaign last October, 2015 Maryland-Bred Turf Champion Phlash Phelps is set to kick off his 5-year-old season in Saturday’s $75,000 Henry S. Clark Stakes at Laurel Park.
 

Seeking Treasure Finds Gold in Dahlia Stakes Upset

04/16/2016
Sets One-Mile Course Record in $75,000 Turf Stakes
 
LAUREL, MD – Trapped behind a wall of horses, Steven E. Frum’s Seeking Treasure found a seam in deep stretch to split rivals and sprint clear to a record-setting upset of the $75,000 Dahlia Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.
 

Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Saturday

04/15/2016
Daylight Ahead Posts Upset in Friday Feature
Laurel Hosts Decanter Wine Festival Saturday 
Karamanos Wins Twice, Pimentel Returns from Injury
 
LAUREL, MD – There will be carryovers in both the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and $1 Super Hi-5 wagers for Saturday’s 10-race program at Laurel Park.
 
First race post time is 1:10 p.m.
 

Laurel Stakes Winner Rose Brier Pointed to Clark; First Juvenile Race of Season Kicks off Saturday Program

04/15/2016
First Juvenile Race of Season Kicks off Saturday Program
Pick 5 Carryover Friday $8,609.92
Decanter Wine & Racing Festival at Laurel Saturday
 
 
LAUREL, MD  - Unable to bring Sawyer to Maryland for Saturday’s $75,000 Dahlia Stakes, Florida-based trainer Jane Cibelli shipped Rose Brier to Laurel Park this week with an eye on the $75,000 Henry S. Clark Stakes April 23.
 

Karamanos Feeling Right at Home in Maryland

04/14/2016
Argentinean Jockey Ranked Among State’s Best Since 2002      
Riding High with Lady Sabelia & Page McKenney       
 

Gypsy Judy Debuts for Graham in Dahlia

04/14/2016
G1 Winner Hardest Core Back in Training
Dahlia Stakes Would Mark Return to Turf for Miss Bullistic
Look Who’s Talking Returns Friday, Lady Sabelia to Skipat
 
LAUREL, MD – Her connections are hoping a change of scenery will mark a reversal of fortune for James Hibbert's homebred Gypsy Judy in Saturday’s $75,000 Dahlia Stakes for females 3 and up at Laurel Park.
 

Hope Cross Making Maryland Debut in $75,000 Dahlia

04/13/2016
Grade 3-Placed Mare Takes on 12 Rivals in One-Mile Turf Stakes
First 2-Year-Old Race of the Year Saturday
 
LAUREL, MD – Since her debut two years ago, Hope Cross has raced exclusively in New York and South Florida with moderate success, winning three of 14 starts and $268,830 in purse earnings, also placing in a pair of stakes including a runner-up finish in the 2015 My Charmer (G3) at Gulfstream Park West.
 

Legislation Approved to Revive Prestigious D.C. International

04/13/2016
Bill Includes $500,000 Bonus for Maryland-Bred or Maryland-Sired Preakness Runners
 
LAUREL, MD – A bill that would help resurrect the Washington D.C. International and provide $500,000 in bonus money to Maryland-bred or Maryland-sired horses who run in the Preakness Stakes (G1) has sailed through the House 137-0 after passing the Senate 46-0 last month.
 

Maryland Jockey Club Opens Boonsboro OTB; Fourth OTB Features Full-Service Restaurant, Bar, Entertainment

04/13/2016
Fourth OTB Features Full-Service Restaurant, Bar, Entertainment
 
BOONSBORO, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club opened its fourth off-track betting facility Wednesday when the doors to its 2,000-square-foot facility in this historic town were unlocked at the GBoone’s Events Center on Old National Pike.