Ice Wall with $2,500 in Prizes
 Ice Bar, Drink Specials and Ice Sculptures
 Drawings for 48" Flat Screen Television & Blue Ray/DVD
 Laurel Park Polo Shirts With Paid Admission     

            LAUREL, MD-02/08/15---The Winter Carnival returns to Laurel Park this weekend with ice sculptures, $2,500 in prizes hidden inside an ice wall, drawings for a 48" flat screen television and other gifts, an ice bar with drink specials, and six stakes races including the $300,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (G2) and $250,000 General George Handicap (G3).

            Gates open at 11 a.m. First race post is 12:30 p.m.

            The popular and family friendly Winter Carnival runs Saturday through Monday and kicks off Saturday, February 14 with a chance for fans to win prizes totaling $2,500 at an ice wall and enjoy ice sculptures of last year's Preakness (G1) winner California Chrome and popular local heroes Ben's Cat and Eighttofasttocatch.

            There will be an ice carving demonstration on the grandstand apron from 1-3:30 p.m. Fans will also be able to win $2,500 worth of prizes hidden inside the ice wall between 1-4:30 p.m.

            Along with the ice sculptures, located at the grandstand and clubhouse entrance and Terrace Dining Room, Laurel will feature an ice bar on the first floor with drink specials. 

            Also on Saturday, a Laurel Park polo shirt will be given out to the first 3,000 customers paying admission along with Maryland licensed owners and trainers. Fans can wear the polo shirt Monday, Feb. 16 for free admission.

            The fun continues Sunday, Feb. 15 with live racing and Sunday brunch in the Terrace Dining Room. On Monday, Feb. 16, there will be drawings for a 48" flat screen television, a Blue Ray/DVD player, a pair of tickets to the St. Patty's Day Pig Roast and one of two $100 Weis Gift Cards.

            For more information on the Winter Carnival go to https://www.laurelpark.com/events.

          Laurel Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.