Racing News

Friday's Stronach 5: Four on the Turf, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

07/30/2020
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 returns Friday with four of five races scheduled on the turf along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool.
 

American Sailor Pointed to G3 Troy at Saratoga Aug. 8 for Next Start

07/29/2020

G3 Charles Town Oaks Possible for ‘Sweet’ Laurel Maiden Winner
‘He Sounded Great:’ Agent Talks to Injured Jockey Rosario Montanez
Lynch Named on Five Mounts as Live Racing Returns to Laurel Thursday

LAUREL, MD – Firm in his belief that Raj Jagnanan’s stakes winner American Sailor is better than ever at the age of 8, trainer Wayne Potts is taking aim at a big target.

Arthur's Hope Springs 14-1 Upset in Laurel Feature Saturday

07/25/2020

Gunnison Reels in Outofthepark to Capture Co-Feature on Turf
Rainbow 6 Carryover for Return of Live Racing Thursday, July 30

LAUREL, MD – Raul DelValle’s Arthur’s Hope was already a stakes winner with 12 career victories on his resume, but the 6-year-old broke new ground Saturday with his first career triumph over the track he calls home.

Jockey Lynch Sits Out Friday Card, Considered ‘Day-to-Day’

07/24/2020

Unseated in Thursday Spill, Ranked Among Summer Meet Leaders
Toledo Sweeps Maiden Special Weight Events Friday for 1,000th Win

LAUREL, MD – Jockey Feargal Lynch, among the leading riders at Laurel Park’s ongoing summer meet, sat out Friday’s program with body soreness after being unseated from his mount during Thursday’s third race.

Jockey Jevian Toledo Rides 1,000th Winner Friday at Laurel

07/24/2020

Second Win of the Day for Maryland’s Two-Time Champion

LAUREL, MD – Pedro Nazario’s M. J.’s Lady slipped through an opening on the inside at the top of the stretch and held off Ski Bunny approaching the wire to give jockey Jevian Toledo his 1,000th career victory Friday at Laurel Park.

Friday's Stronach 5 Cancelled

07/24/2020

LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 for Friday, July 24 has been cancelled after three races at Laurel Park and one at Gulfstream Park were taken off the turf.

The popular wager with the $100,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout will return Friday, July 31.

The minimum wager on the multi-race, multi-track Stronach 5 is $1. If there are no tickets with five winners, the entire pool will be carried over to the next Friday.

Multiple Stakes Winner Laki Returns to Laurel in Saturday Feature

07/23/2020

G3-Placed Gelding Looks to Continue Streak for Red-Hot Connections
Amen Corner, Bull Shark, Eastern Bay Claim Friday Features

LAUREL, MD –Trainer Damon Dilodovico is counting on his stable star continuing his momentum when multiple stakes winner Laki races for the first time as a 7-year-old over his home track in Saturday’s stakes-quality feature at Laurel Park.

Turf and Full Fields for Stronach 5

07/23/2020

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Four Races on Turf
All-Star Tickets $108

LAUREL, MD – Competitive fields and a $100,000 guaranteed pool highlight Friday’s Stronach 5.

The popular wager will feature three races from Laurel Park – all scheduled on the turf – and two from Gulfstream Park. The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, begins at 3:23 p.m. with a field of 10 claimers in Laurel’s sixth race going 5 ½ furlongs on the Fort Marcy Turf Course.

Toledo Milestone in Reach as Laurel Opens First Three-Day Week Thursday

07/22/2020

Budding Turf Star Fiya Both Stakes & Sales-Bound Off Impressive Victory
Montanez Showing Improvement, Fundraiser Surpasses Another Goal

LAUREL, MD – On the brink of realizing a career milestone, champion jockey Jevian Toledo is poised to heighten to the excitement as Laurel Park gears up for the first three-day weekend of live racing during its summer meet.

Toledo Milestone in Reach as Laurel Opens First Three-Day Week Thursday

07/22/2020

Budding Turf Star Fiya Both Stakes & Sales-Bound Off Impressive Victory
Montanez Showing Improvement, Fundraiser Surpasses Another Goal

LAUREL, MD – On the brink of realizing a career milestone, champion jockey Jevian Toledo is poised to heighten to the excitement as Laurel Park gears up for the first three-day weekend of live racing during its summer meet.