Racing News

Thoroughbred Racing Pioneer Sylvia Bishop Subject of New Book

02/05/2021

LAUREL, MD – A chance meeting, an exchange of pleasantries in Virginia with a stranger while waiting in line for a cup of coffee, led Vicky Moon on a 15-year journey that has resulted in “Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop Had a Way With Horses.”

Russell Offering Stakes Winner Hello Hot Rod at Feb. 9 Sale

02/04/2021

Mine Not Mine Seeks Continued Progression in Friday Allowance
Jockey Carrasco to Miss Weekend Races, Aiming for Feb. 12 Return

LAUREL, MD – As a trainer, Brittany Russell knows the best time to take a chance is when a horse is doing well. She shipped Hello Hot Rod from her Laurel Park base to New York last weekend, where the Maryland-bred half-brother of multiple stakes winner Hello Beautiful extended his win streak to three races in Aqueduct’s Jimmy Winkfield Stakes.

Three Turf Sprints Highlight Friday's Stronach 5

02/04/2021

Four Tracks, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – Races from Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields, including three turf sprints, will highlight Friday’s Stronach 5.

The popular wager with an industry-low 12-percent takeout will begin with Gulfstream’s seventh race at 4:15 ET.

Sharp Starr's Barbara Fritchie Run Hinges on Weekend Work

02/03/2021

Alwaysmining ‘Doing Great’ Following Jan. 30 Comeback Victory
Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Return of Live Racing Thursday

LAUREL, MD – Barry Schwartz’s Grade 3-winning homebred Sharp Starr, narrowly beaten in her 4-year-old debut last month, will breeze over the weekend in New York ahead of an expected start in the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) Feb. 13 at Laurel Park.

Graded Winners Among 23 Nominated to Feb. 13 Barbara Fritchie

01/31/2021

Joins General’s Stake (G3) Highlighting $900,000 Winter Sprintfest Program

LAUREL, MD – Graded-stakes winners Eres Tu, Pacific Gale, Sharp Starr and Victim of Love; multiple stakes winner Hello Beautiful, undefeated on the local main track; and Dontletsweetfoolya, riding a five-race win streak, are among 23 older females nominated to the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) Saturday, Feb. 13 at Laurel Park.

1/ST RACING CONTINUES ITS LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR THE JOCKEYS’ GUILD

01/29/2021


ARCADIA, CA (January 29, 2021) - 1/ST RACING and the Jockeys’ Guild have announced today, through agreement, that   1/ST RACING will continue its long-term support of the Jockeys’ Guild and its member jockeys.

Crispin Wins Friday at Laurel on First Day as Eclipse Champion

01/29/2021

12th Maryland-Based Rider to Earn Outstanding Apprentice Honors
Video Interview

LAUREL, MD – Newly crowned Eclipse Award champion Alexander Crispin celebrated his milestone achievement Friday the best way he knew how – with yet another multi-win day at Laurel Park.

Laurel's Sunday Program Moved to Thursday, Feb. 4

01/29/2021

Impending Winter Storm Forces Transfer of Dates

LAUREL, MD – Due to a winter storm expected to hit the Mid-Atlantic region, the Maryland Jockey Club has moved Sunday’s scheduled nine-race program to Thursday, Feb. 4.

Post time for the Feb. 4 card remains 12:25 p.m.

Laurel’s network of off-track betting outlets will remain open.

Friday's Stronach 5 Features Races from Laurel, Gulfstream and Golden Gate

01/28/2021

Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, which continues to offer a strong return on investment and an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature races Friday from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

The action begins at 3:55 ET with Laurel’s eighth race, a very competitive optional allowance claiming event at a mile for 3-year-old fillies.

Away 541 Days, Always Sunshine Rises Again at Laurel Park

01/28/2021

Apprentice Jockey Crispin, Among Finalists, to Learn Eclipse Fate
Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Friday Return to Racing

LAUREL, MD – It was only about an hour before sunset when the sunshine blazed forth on a late winter afternoon at Laurel Park.

Always Sunshine, a Florida homebred of Gil Campbell’s Stonehedge LLC trained by Pimlico Race Course-based septuagenarian Edward T. ‘Ned’ Allard, made his triumphant 9-year-old debut Jan. 24 off a 541-day gap between races.