Racing News

Gonzalez Wins Thursday to Celebrate Laurel Summer Meet Title

09/17/2020
Tenth Training Crown in Last 11 Maryland Meets for Cancer Survivor
Sophomore Filly Coconut Cake Registers Third Straight Win Thursday
Rainbow 6 Solved Thursday, Friday Super Hi-5 Carryover $11,481
 
LAUREL, MD – With no one in position to catch him, Claudio Gonzalez entered the final weekend of Laurel Park’s extended summer meet ensured of winning its training title, but the 43-year-old cancer survivor didn’t stop there.
 

Four on the Turf for Friday's Stronach 5

09/17/2020
$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, 12-Percent Takeout
 
LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will feature a $100,000 guaranteed pool, races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, and four races on the turf.
 
The Stronach 5 will kick off at 3:40 p.m. with Laurel’s seventh race, a 5 ½ furlong event on the main track. The remaining four races will be contested over the turf. The Stronach 5 will also feature an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Jockey Katie Davis Credits New Agent for Recent Success

09/16/2020
Summer Meet Riding Title On the Line Entering Final Weekend
Market Analysis Working His Way Back to the Races for O’Dwyer
Mandatory Payouts Scheduled for Saturday’s Closing Day Program
Preakness Weekend Stakes Nominations Close Thursday, Sept. 17
 
LAUREL, MD – After going a month between starters, jockey Katie Davis is making up for lost time.
 

McPeek Playing Preakness Waiting Game with Swiss Skydiver

09/16/2020
Accomplished Filly’s Status ‘Depends on Who Shows Up’
 
BALTIMORE – Trainer Kenny McPeek is playing the waiting game concerning a possible run for Swiss Skydiver in the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico.
 

$100,000 Trainer Bonus Returns for Preakness Weekend

09/16/2020
Nominations for Oct. 1-3 Stakes Due Thursday, Sept. 17
 
BALTIMORE – For the fourth consecutive year, the Maryland Jockey Club is offering the $100,000 Sentient Jet Trainer Bonus to horsemen that accumulate the most points during stakes races over Preakness weekend, Oct. 1-3 at Pimlico Race Course.
 

So Far, So Good for Art Collector Running in Preakness

09/14/2020
Mr. Big News, Third in Derby, “definitely pointing” to Preakness
Pneumatic following similar spacing he had before Pegasus
 
LOUISVILLE: Bruce Lunsford’s Art Collector remains on track for the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1) after missing the Kentucky Derby (G1) with a minor foot issue.
 

Derby Winner Authentic, Thousand Words On Track for Preakness

09/13/2020

Trainer Bob Baffert Says Both ‘Ready to Go’

BALTIMORE – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday that Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Authentic and Thousand Words are on course for the 145th Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course.

Derby Winner Authentic, Thousand Words On Track for Preakness

09/13/2020

Trainer Bob Baffert Says Both ‘Ready to Go’

BALTIMORE – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday that Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Authentic and Thousand Words are on course for the 145th Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course.

G3 De Francis Dash Possible for Multiple Stakes Winner Laki

09/12/2020
Jockey Katie Davis Registers Three-Win Day Saturday at Laurel
Double Carryovers for Return of Live Racing Thursday, Sept. 17
 
LAUREL, MD – Hillside Equestrian Meadows’ multiple stakes-winning sprinter Laki, exiting his third straight runner-up finish this year in the Sept. 5 Polynesian at Laurel Park, may attempt to end that streak and give trainer Damon Dilodovico his first career graded triumph in the $200,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course.

Monday Morning Qb Pointed to Preakness Day Stakes

09/11/2020

145th Preakness (G1), James Murphy on Turf on Radar
Jockey Kevin Gomez Registers Hat Trick Friday at Laurel
Rainbow 6 Carryover Grows to $14,286 for Saturday Card

LAUREL, MD – Cash is King and LC Racing’s stakes-winning 3-year-old Monday Morning Qb, a game second behind undefeated Happy Saver in the Federico Tesio Sept. 7 at Laurel Park off a seven-month layoff, is under consideration for the 145th Preakness Stakes (G1) Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course.