Racing News

Fort McHenry Ready for a Battle in Saturday's Smooth Air

11/28/2019

Complexifier to Do What He Does Best in Buffalo Man
Juvenile Showcase Kicks Off Gulfstream Stakes Schedule

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Expectations for Fort McHenry were obviously high when Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Tabor bought the son of Tapit for $1.1 million at the 2018 Keeneland September sale.

THIRD ANNUAL RMTC HALTER AUCTION FOR TACTICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM STARTS MONDAY, DECEMBER 2

11/28/2019

Beginning at 1 p.m. ET on December 2 and running for one week, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC), an industry 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, will auction off halters of history-making racehorses, stallions and broodmares on its eBay page.

All proceeds from this auction go to the RMTC’s Tactical Research Program, which funds studies focused on the identification and detection of illicit substances impacting racing integrity and safety.

Bonus Points Looks to Recapture Form in $100,000 Richard W. Small

11/27/2019

Stablemates Provide Strength in Numbers in $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go

LAUREL, MD – Three Chimneys Farm’s Bonus Points has run some of the best of his 26 career races over the main track at Laurel Park, winning two stakes and placing in three others. Now 5, he returns to his favorite surface Saturday looking to recapture that form in the $100,000 Richard W. Small Stakes.

Amundson Tests Streak in $100,000 Force the Pass City of Laurel

11/27/2019

Las Setas Faces 12 in Return for $100,000 Imagining Safely Kept

LAUREL, MD – Barry Schwartz’s Amundson, an impressive winner of his last two races in New York, will step up to stakes company for the first time as he looks to extend his streak in the $100,000 Force the Pass City of Laurel Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.

Opening Day Turf Races at Gulfstream Highlight Friday's Stronach 5

11/27/2019

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
Sequence Includes Races from Laurel and Golden Gate

LAUREL, MD – The Championship Meet begins Friday at Gulfstream Park, and two turf races from the South Florida track will play a key role in solving the popular Stronach 5.

Strong First Half for 2020 Stakes Anchored by 145th Preakness

11/22/2019

Total of 38 Stakes, 11 Graded, Worth $6.325 Million Through Mid-May

LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club announced today a total of 38 stakes, 11 graded, worth $6.325 million in purses scheduled through mid-May 2020 at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, highlighted by the 145th running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, May 16.

Alwaysmining Nominated to Return in Thanksgiving Weekend Stakes

11/22/2019

Four Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses Saturday, Nov. 30
City of Laurel, Safely Kept ‘Win and In’ for G1 Races at Santa Anita
Inaugural Stallion Showcase to Complement Live Program

LAUREL, MD – Five-time stakes winner Alwaysmining, unraced since mid-July, undefeated stablemate Arrifana and nearly a dozen graded-stakes winners are among 102 nominations made to four stakes worth $400,000 in purses Saturday, Nov. 30 at Laurel Park.

Stronach 5 Attracts Competitive Fields, $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

11/21/2019

All-Star Ticket, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
Races from Gulfstream West, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields            

LAUREL, MD – A $100,000 guaranteed pool, industry-low 12-percent takeout and competitive fields highlight Friday’s Stronach 5 with races from Gulfstream Park West, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields.

Leading Thoroughbred Racing Organizations Launch Safety Coalition

11/19/2019

LEXINGTON (November 19, 2019) – The nation’s leading Thoroughbred racing organizations today announced the creation of an industry-led effort to unify and enhance existing protections and work together to develop new reforms to ensure the safety of the sport’s equine and human athletes.

Third Time a Charm for Maiden Winner Princess Adira

11/17/2019

Jockey Cintron, Trainer Gonzalez Each Notch Three Wins
Live Racing Returns with Nine-Race Program Thursday, Nov. 21

LAUREL, MD – On Your Left Racing and Daniel Kjorsvik’s Princess Adira, beaten less than a length combined in her first two starts, was a no doubt winner on her third try in Sunday’s seventh race at Laurel Park.