Racing News

My Sistersledge Gets Job Done in $75,000 All Brandy

08/17/2019

Among Four Stakes Worth $300,000 on Maryland Pride Day

LAUREL, MD – John and Cheryl Banner’s multiple stakes-winning homebred My Sistersledge continued her march toward a three-peat in the Maryland Million Ladies with a half-length triumph in Saturday’s $75,000 All Brandy Stakes at Laurel Park.

Three Winning Tickets in Stronach 5 Each Worth $35,584

08/16/2019

Popular Wager Returns Friday, Sept. 6

LAUREL, MD – There were three winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $35,584.40.

Friday’s sequence started with a $7.20 winner in Laurel Park’s eighth race in Judi Blues Eyes and ended with first-time starter and 45-1 longshot Go Time winning Gulfstream Park’s 10th race and returning $96.80. The fourth leg of the sequence, the fourth race from Golden Gate Fields, produced a dead heat between Irish Affair and Rouge Bouquet.

Anna’s Bandit Steals Away to Friday Feature Victory

08/16/2019

Former Jockey Kreidel Returns to Ride in Friday Opener
Rainbow 6 Carryover Tops $40,000 for Maryland Pride Day Card
Mandatory Payouts Scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 18

LAUREL, MD – No Guts No Glory Farm’s Anna’s Bandit straightened for home in front and outran fellow stakes winners Majestic Reason and Shimmering Aspen the length of Laurel Park’s stretch for a thrilling one-length triumph in Friday’s feature race.

Jockey Lauralea Glaser Returns to Riding on Her Own Terms

08/16/2019

Full-Time Exercise Rider, Part-Time Pro has Mount Aug. 16 at Laurel

LAUREL, MD – There were plenty of well wishes and welcome backs when jockey Lauralea Glaser rode her first winner in nearly two years last weekend at Laurel Park, in just her second mount since the winter of 2017.

Truth be told, she hadn’t gone anywhere.

Shimmering Aspen Drops into Competitive Spot Friday at Laurel

08/15/2019

Maiden Winner Ilchester Cheetah Springs Upset in Thursday Opener
Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $36,262 for Saturday Program
Links: Stronach 5 All Star Ticket, Free PPs

LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stable’s Shimmering Aspen will face five-time stakes winner Anna’s Bandit and 2018 Miss Disco winner Majestic Reason in a stakes-quality spot that serves as Friday’s feature event at Laurel Park.

Friday Stronach 5: All Turf & Mandatory Payout

08/15/2019

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
Races from Laurel Park, Golden Gate and Gulfstream Park
Free Past Performances, All-Star Ticket

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will feature five turf races from Laurel Park, Golden Gate Fields and Gulfstream Park with a $100,000 guaranteed pool, industry-low 12-percent takeout, and mandatory payout.

Miss Guided Looks to Extend Family Tradition in $75,000 Miss Disco

08/15/2019

Sophomores Seek Stakes Success in $75,000 Star de Naskra
Among Four Stakes Worth $300,000 in Purses on Maryland Pride Day

LAUREL, MD – Cal MacWilliam and Neil Teitelbaum’s Miss Guided, a homebred daughter of their multiple graded-stakes winning mare Miss Behaviour, will get her chance to build on the family name in the $75,000 Miss Disco.

Stablemates My Sistersledge, Monte Crista Top $75,000 All Brandy

08/14/2019

Trombetta-Trained Pair Tackles Fellow Stakes Winner Ghoul’s Night Out

LAUREL, MD – Sharing status as stakes winners as well as a love for Laurel Park, Mike Trombetta-trained stablemates My Sistersledge and Monte Crista will share the starting gate for the first time in Saturday’s $75,000 All Brandy Stakes.

Multiple G3 Winner Just Howard Seeks Maryland Mojo in $75,000 Find

08/14/2019

Bonus Points, English Minister Among Rivals in 1 1/16-Mile Turf Stakes

LAUREL, MD – Skeedattle Stable’s multiple Grade 3 winner Just Howard, winless in four straight tries in his home state, looks to recapture some of that past Maryland magic when he tops a field of six in Saturday’s $75,000 Find Stakes on Maryland Pride Day at Laurel Park.

Apprentice Correa has Summer Riding Title in his Sights

08/12/2019

Puerto Rico Native Leads Bug Riders Nationally in Wins

LAUREL, MD – For the second straight year, the road to the Eclipse Award for champion apprentice jockey is winding its way through Maryland.

Julio Correa, a 25-year-old native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, notched seven wins in the last four racing days to enter the final weekend of Laurel Park’s summer stand as its leading rider, having passed Trevor McCarthy, who has won four straight meets since returning to Maryland full-time last fall.