Racing News

Laurel Announces 24 Winter Stakes, $2.65 Million in Purses

12/02/2020
General George (G3), Runhappy Fritchie (G3) Feb. 13
Tesio, Weber City ‘Win & In’ for Preakness (G1), Black-Eyed Susan (G2)
Two New $100,000 Stakes for 3-Year-Olds Jan. 16
 
 
LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park announced a $2.65 million winter stakes schedule Wednesday highlighted by the $250,000 General George (G3), $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3), and ‘Win and In’ races for the Preakness (G1) and Black-Eyed Susan (G2).

Harpers First Ride Sweeps to $100,000 Richard Small Victory

11/28/2020
Whereshetoldmetogo Edges Laki in $100,000 Frank Whiteley
Air Token Flies Past Favored Francatelli to Win $100,000 Concern
 
LAUREL, MD – MCA Racing Stable’s Harpers First Ride, Maryland-bred winner of the historic Pimlico Special (G3) last month, swept past his rivals on the far outside around the turn and powered through the stretch to a three-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Richard W. Small at Laurel Park.
 

Hello Beautiful Good-Looking Winner of $100,000 Safely Kept

11/28/2020
Eres Tu Becomes Stakes Winner in $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go
Dontletsweetfoolya Sprints to Impressive $100,000 Primonetta Win
 
LAUREL, MD – Already a multiple stakes winner against fellow Maryland-bred/sired horses, including an 11 ¼-length romp in the Maryland Million Distaff last month, Hello Beautiful handled open stakes company with aplomb to stay perfect at Laurel Park in Saturday’s $100,000 Safely Kept.
 

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $68,683

11/27/2020
LAUREL, MD – There were seven winning tickets on Friday’s Stronach 5, each returning $68,683.10.
 
The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park West, had a carryover of $91,481.74. There was an additional $442,449 wagered Friday.
 

Undefeated Jaxon Traveler Tops Maryland Juvenile Futurity Nominations

11/27/2020
Juvenile Filly Championship Nominees Include Street Lute, Miss Nondescript
Triple Carryovers for Saturday’s Fall Festival of Racing Program
 
LAUREL, MD – West Point Thoroughbreds and Melvin Delfiner’s Jaxon Traveler, undefeated through two starts, tops a list of seven last-out winners among 15 2-year-olds nominated to the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity Saturday, Dec. 5 at Laurel Park.
 

Tullock and Tukker Handicap Friday's $91,481 Stronach 5 Carryover

11/26/2020
Races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park West
 
LAUREL, MD – There’s a $91,481.74 Stronach 5 carryover awaiting bettors this Black Friday.
 
The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature three races from Laurel Park and two from Gulfstream Park West. The five-race sequence will kick off at approximately 3:20 with the seventh race from Laurel Park.
 

Dual Stakes Winner Lebda Seeking Return to Form in $100,000 Concern

11/25/2020
Still Having Fun Facing Nine Stakes Winners in $100,000 Frank Whiteley
Bal Harbour Drops into Tough Spot in $100,000 Richard Small
 
LAUREL, MD – In an effort to rediscover his multiple stakes-winning form, Euro Stable’s Lebda will race over his home track for the first time in more than eight months and the first as a gelding in Saturday’s $100,000 Concern at Laurel Park.
 

Hello Beautiful Back for More in $100,000 Safely Kept

11/25/2020
Needs Supervision Set to Return in $100,000 Primonetta
Wicked Awesome Tests Streak in $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go
 
LAUREL, MD – Two Grade 3 winners, a multiple graded-stakes placed filly and another who is undefeated and actually sharing the same shedrow are among the competition awaiting Hello Beautiful as she goes after her second straight stakes win and fourth overall in Saturday’s $100,000 Safely Kept at Laurel Park.
 

Black Friday Carryover of $91,481 in Stronach 5

11/25/2020
Races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream West
 
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will have a carryover Friday of $91,481.74.
 
The popular wager, which has consistently offered bettors a strong return on investment, will feature races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park West.
 

A New Piece to a Maryland Jockey Club Tradition

11/25/2020
1,500 Pies Donated to Backstretch Workers and Food Bank
 
LAUREL, MD – For the past 32 years, the Maryland Jockey Club has had a tradition of handing out free pies to its patrons during its Thanksgiving Day program.
            
Along with live Thoroughbred racing at Laurel Park, fans would arrive in the morning to free cider, coffee and donuts, and leave with an apple or pumpkin pie.