Racing News

Laurel-Loving Lewisfield Returns to Winner's Circle in Friday Feature

11/13/2020
$100,000 James Lewis, $100,000 Smart Halo Highlight Saturday Program
20-Cent Rainbow 6 Carryover Unsolved Friday, Grows to $14,637
 
LAUREL, MD – Linda Zang’s multiple stakes-winning Maryland homebred Lewisfield, a last out third in his bid for a second lifetime Maryland Million Sprint victory, cut back to the shortest distance of his 27-race career and responded with a 1 ¼-length triumph in Friday’s featured sixth race at Laurel Park.
 

Bettors Look for Luck on Friday the 13th in Stronach 5

11/12/2020
LAUREL, MD – Bettors will have an opportunity to get lucky on a special Friday the 13th edition of the Stronach 5 with races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park West and Golden Gate Fields.
 
Beginning at approximately 3:24 p.m. EST, the Stronach 5 will once again feature an industry-low 12-percent takeout.
 

Kenny Had a Notion Tests Streak in $100,000 James F. Lewis III

11/11/2020
Out of Sorts, Prodigy Doll Seeks Stakes Success in $100,000 Smart Halo
 
LAUREL, MD – Louis Ulman and Neil Glasser’s Kenny Had a Notion, having won back-to-back stakes on different surfaces against restricted company, gets his biggest test to date in an attempt to extend his streak to three straight in Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III at Laurel Park.
 

Pair of $100,000 Laurel Juvenile Stakes Attract 56 Nominations

11/08/2020
James F. Lewis III, Smart Halo Top Saturday, Nov. 14 Program
Erawan, McCain Graduate with Maiden Special Weight Wins Sunday
Live Racing Returns Thursday with $10,851 Rainbow 6 Carryover
 

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $26,033

11/06/2020
Races from Laurel, Gulfstream West and Golden Gate
Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
 
 LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 rewarded winners Friday with a $26,033.80 payout.
 
The popular Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, kicked off with Starship Mallomar ($23.40) springing a 10-1 upset in the eighth race at Gulfstream Park West. The seventh race at Laurel Park, the second leg of the sequence, was won by Fille d’Esprit ($6.80).

Competitive Fields Await Bettors for Friday's Stronach 5

11/05/2020
LAUREL, MD – Races from Gulfstream Park West, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields, including two on the turf, will provide bettors a challenging sequence in Friday’s Stronach 5.
 
Beginning at approximately 3:58, the Stronach 5 will once again feature an industry-low 12-percent takeout.
 

Bargain Purchase Out of Sorts Keeps Trainer Russell Rolling

11/01/2020
Juvenile Filly Gallops by 10 ¾ Lengths in Sunday Maiden Triumph
Xtreme Mayhem Impressive in Debut
 
LAUREL, MD – Respect the Valleys’ 2-year-old filly Out of Sorts, who fetched just $1,000 as a yearling last fall, continued trainer Brittany Russell’s sizzling run at the fall meet by splashing to a 10 ¾-length maiden special weight triumph Sunday at Laurel Park.
 

Laurel Trainer McMahon Approaching 1,000-Win Plateau

10/31/2020
Pair of Juvenile Maiden Special Weighs Spice Up Sunday Card
 
LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park-based Hugh McMahon, a steady presence among Maryland’s leading trainers since first going out on his own in 2011 and the state’s overall win leader in 2013, is closing in on a career milestone.
 

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $7,435

10/30/2020
Races from Laurel, Gulfstream West and Golden Gate
Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
 
LAUREL, MD – There were 11 winning tickets in the Stronach 5 Friday afternoon with each ticket returning $7,435.
 
Doubleoseven, who won Laurel’s ninth race and leg four of the sequence, represented the largest win payoff at $12.
 

Stakes Winner Francatelli Beats Elders Again in Friday Feature

10/30/2020
Juvenile Colt Lugamo Continues Progression with Friday Allowance Win
Jockeys Cruz, Rosado, Trainer O’Dwyer Post Three-Win Days Friday
 
LAUREL, MD – Maribeth Sandford and Lynch Racing’s Francatelli, already a stakes winner on turf, earned himself a shot at duplicating the feat on dirt with a popular and impressive front-running victory in Friday’s featured sixth race at Laurel Park.