Racing News

Stronach 5: Three Tracks, Two on the Turf, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

LAUREL, MD – The popular Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature races Friday from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with a $100,000 guaranteed pool.

Alwaysmining Seeks Return to Form in $100,000 Native Dancer

Home Run Maker Launches Comeback in $100,000 Dave’s Friend
Laurel-Loving Majestic Reason Lands in $100,000 Willa On the Move
Among Five Stakes on Dec. 28 Christmastide Day Program

LAUREL, MD – Last December, Runnymede Racing’s Alwaysmining was just establishing the form that would see him become a multiple stakes winner and earn himself a berth in the Preakness Stakes (G1).

G1 Winner Nucky Heads East for Return in $100,000 Heft

Cofactor Seeks Fourth Straight Win in $100,000 Gin Talking
Among Five Stakes on Dec. 28 Christmastide Day Program

LAUREL, MD – Rockingham Ranch’s Nucky, risked for a tag one start before becoming a Grade 1 winner, launches his comeback after an absence of three months between races in Saturday’s $100,000 Heft Stakes at Laurel Park.

Multiple Stakes Winner Limited View Takes Saturday Feature

4-Year-Old Filly Gives Jockey Boyce 800th Career Victory

LAUREL, MD – Limited View, who snapped a 10-race losing streak in her previous start, continued to run to her multiple stakes-winning form with a front-running four-length triumph in Saturday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park.

Four Winners Each Take Home $33,033 in Stronach 5

LAUREL, MD – There were four winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $33,033.90.

Christmastide Day Stakes Attract 107 Nominations

Five Stakes Worth $500,000 in Purses Saturday, Dec. 28
Entries Taken, Post Positions Drawn Sunday, Dec. 22

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park lowers the curtain on its 2019 stakes schedule Saturday, Dec. 28 with a Christmastide Day program of five stakes worth $500,000 in purses which attracted a total of 107 nominations.

Entries will be taken and post positions drawn Sunday, Dec. 22 for all five stakes.

Friday Stronach 5 to Feature $100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Races from Gulfstream and Laurel

Video: All-Star Ticket

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will have a guaranteed pool of $100,000 and races from Gulfstream Park and Laurel Park.

The Stronach 5 will have three races from Gulfstream, including two at a distance on the turf, and an allowance optional claimer for 2-year-olds at a mile featuring Juddmonte Farms Inc.’s Toledo and Gelfenstein Farm LLC’s Masterday.

Triple Carryovers for Nine-Race Program on Sunday

$15,973 in Rainbow 6, $15,170.26 in Late Pick 5

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park will wrap up its weekend of live racing Sunday, Dec. 15 with carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6, $1 Late Pick 5 and $1 Super Hi-5 on a nine-race program that kicks off at 12:25 p.m.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover stands at $15,973.28 after going unsolved during Saturday’s card. Tickets with five of six winners returned $412.58.

Friday Stronach 5 Returns $19,386

LAUREL, MD – There were seven winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $19,386.60.

The Stronach 5, featuring an industry-low 12-percent takeout, $100,000 guaranteed pool and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, kicked off with Barbsgray Lion ($17.20) winning the eighth race at Laurel and Spicy Meatball ($12.80) winning Laurel’s ninth race. They would be the highest payoffs of the sequence.

Friday’s races and sequence

Maryland Jockey Club Paying Tribute to 'Backstretch Heroes'

Viral Campaign Recognizes Those Working Behind the Scenes

LAUREL, MD – While the spotlight regularly shines on the horses and horsemen that bring national and international attention to Maryland’s Thoroughbred industry, the Maryland Jockey Club has launched a campaign to recognize the people whose passion and work behind the scenes play a large part in that success.