Racing News

Hard Work Pays off for Alexander Crispin

01/26/2021

Video: Finalist for Outstanding Apprentice

LAUREL, MD – Jockey Alexander Crispin is one of three finalists for the Eclipse Award as outstanding apprentice of 2020. The winners in 17 equine and human categories will be announced during a virtual ceremony starting at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Stronach 5 Returns $923

01/22/2021
Races from Laurel, Santa Anita, Golden Gate and Gulfstream
 
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 had 478 winning tickets Friday, each returning $923.70.
 
There was a $97,891.79 carryover and $389,936.43 of new money wagered. The Stronach 5 features an industry-low 12-percent takeout and races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and Gulfstream Park.
 

Friday Stronach 5 Features Carryover of $97,981

01/21/2021
Races from Laurel, Santa Anita, Golden Gate and Gulfstream
$108 All-Star Ticket          
 
LAUREL, MD – The popular Stronach 5 will have a $97,891.79 carryover Friday afternoon and feature an industry-low 12-percent takeout and races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and Gulfstream Park.
 

Dream Come True for Angel Cruz in Pegasus World Cup

01/21/2021

Laurel Rider Heads South to Pilot G3 Winner Harpers First Ride
Stronach 5, Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Friday Program

LAUREL, MD – After taking care of business at home, jockey Angel Cruz will head south to take part in the biggest race of his life.

Eclipse Finalist Crispin Part of Maryland's Apprentice Legacy

01/18/2021

Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers When Racing Returns Friday

LAUREL, MD – Alexander Crispin began 2020 fresh out of jockey school and looking to make a name for himself. The 22-year-old native of Puerto Rico begins 2021 with his name on a short list for one of Thoroughbred racing’s ultimate individual honors.

Feb. 13 G2 Barbara Fritchie on Radar for Hello Beautiful

01/17/2021
Jockey Charlie Marquez Notches Riding Triple Sunday
Laurel Hosting Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Program Monday
 
LAUREL, MD – It’s on to the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) for Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stable and Magic City Stables’ Hello Beautiful, a measured one-length winner of the $100,000 What a Summer Jan. 16 at Laurel Park.
 

Nominations Closing Jan. 30 for General’s Stake, Fritchie & Four Others

01/17/2021
Laurel Program Will Include Six Stakes, $900,000 in Purses        
 
LAUREL, MD - Free nominations to the $250,000 General’s Stake (G3) and $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3), to be run Saturday, Feb. 13 at Laurel Park along with four $100,000 stakes, will close Saturday, Jan. 30.
 

Hello Beautiful Too Tough in $100,000 What a Summer

01/16/2021
Wendell Fong Gives Lynch First Winner in $100,000 Fire Plug
 
LAUREL, MD – Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stables and Magic City Stables’ Hello Beautiful picked up where she left off in 2020 while punching her ticket for a return to graded-stakes competition with a front-running victory in Saturday’s $100,000 What a Summer at Laurel Park.
 

Kenny Had a Notion Digs in to Win $100,000 Spectacular Bid

01/16/2021
Street Lute Makes It Four Straight Victories in $100,000 Xtra Heat
 
LAUREL, MD – Louis J. Ulman and H. Neil Glasser’s Kenny Had a Notion, a juvenile stakes winner on both turf and dirt, dueled from start to finish with a stubborn Maythehorsebwithu before prevailing by a neck in Saturday’s $100,000 Spectacular Bid at Laurel Park.
 

Tattooed Snags Elusive Stakes Victory in $75,000 Jennings

01/16/2021
Gale Blows Away Rivals to Become Stakes Winner in $75,000 Geisha
 
LAUREL, MD – Holt, Montuori and Palumbo Racing Stable’s 6-year-old gelding Tattooed, making his 32nd career start, became a stakes winner for the first time with a rallying neck triumph over Galerio in Saturday’s $75,000 Jennings at Laurel Park.