Racing News

Highland Sky Making Laurel Debut in $100,000 Japan Turf Cup

09/25/2019

English Minister Targets Fifth Straight Win in Saturday, Sept. 28 Stakes

LAUREL, MD – Joyce Young, Gerald McManis and Jerrie Stewart McManis’ Highland Sky has earned more than $700,000 in purses racing at tracks up and down the East Coast since the fall of 2015, but the hardy gelding will see Maryland for the first time when he ships in for Saturday’s $100,000 Japan Turf Cup at Laurel Park.

Martin Parlays Long Shots into BIG One Handicapping Title

09/24/2019

Earns $27,000 Grand Prize and Berths in NHC and BCBC

LAUREL, MD – Tony Martin, a 51-year-old retired groundskeeper from Lexington, Ky., took home the grand prize of $27,000 plus his bankroll and seats at two premiere upcoming events during The BIG One handicapping tournament hosted by Laurel Park.

Caribou Club Targeting Breeders Cup Mile Off Laurel Win

09/22/2019

Record-Setting Winner of Saturday’s $200,000 BWI Turf Cup (G3)

LAUREL, MD – Glen Hill Farm’s multiple graded-stakes winning homebred Caribou Club, coming off back-to-back record-setting performances, could be headed for the Breeders’ Cup off his come-from-behind triumph in the $200,000 Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup (G3) Saturday at Laurel Park.

Dubini Returns to Peak Form in $100,000 Laurel Dash

09/21/2019

He’s No Lemon Placed First in $150,000 Bald Eagle
Goldwood Runs Win Streak to Five in $100,000 Sensible Lady
Meadow Dance Earns First Stakes Win in $100,000 Weather Vane

LAUREL, MD – Fully recovered from a bout of colic that had interrupted his 2019 campaign, Pewter Stable’s Dubini rallied from last to capture Saturday’s $100,000 Laurel Dash presented by Fidelity First and Blackwell Real Estate at Laurel Park.

Killybegs Captain Makes the Grade in $250,000 De Francis Dash - G3

09/21/2019

Six-Furlong Sprint Highlights Card of Eight Stakes Worth $1.3 Million

LAUREL, MD – Jockey Eric Cancel’s instructions prior to Saturday’s $250,000 Xpressbet Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) at Laurel Park couldn’t have been simpler.

Given the call on Curragh Stables’ Killybegs Captain, a horse he rode to a pair of third-place finishes in graded-stakes earlier this summer for trainer John Terranova, Cancel followed his orders perfectly.

Caribou Club Sets Record in Baltimore/Washington International - G3

09/21/2019

LAUREL, MD – Glen Hill Farm’s Caribou Club rallied from off the pace to capture Saturday’s $200,000 Baltimore/Washington International Turf Cup (G3) at Laurel Park in record time.

The Baltimore/Washington International Turf Cup, a mile turf stakes for 3-year-olds and up, was one of eight stakes worth $1.3 million in purses on the September to Remember program that featured the $300,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3).

Irish Mias Graduates in Style in $200,000 Laurel Futurity

09/21/2019

Sharing Takes Step Toward Breeders’ Cup in $200,000 Selima
Trainer Motion, Jockey Franco Sweep Both Juvenile Turf Stakes

LAUREL, MD – Isabelle Haskell de Tomaso’s homebred Irish Mias earned his first career win in style, scooting through an opening along the rail in mid-stretch and edging stablemate Torres Del Paine by a nose in Saturday’s $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Laurel Futurity at Laurel Park.

$107,353 Stronach 5 Carryover for Friday, Sept. 27

09/20/2019

LAUREL, MD – There will be a $107,353.23 carryover in the Friday, Sept. 27 Stronach 5 after there were no winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5.

There were plenty of longshots in Friday’s Stronach 5. The sequence kicked off with a $27.40 winner in Laurel Park’s eighth race with Laddie Liam. It concluded with the 30-1 longshot Seeking The Truth winning Gulfstream’s ninth race and returning $67.40.

The Stronach 5 has an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Trio of G3 Winners Among Nominees to $150,000 All Along

09/20/2019

Among Six Stakes Worth $600,000 in Purses Saturday, Sept. 28
September to Remember Stakes Festival Round 2 Draws 143 Nominations

LAUREL, MD – Grade 3 winners Colonia, Notapradaprice and Pamina, European Group 3 winners Barkaa and Candy Store, and two-time defending Maryland Million Ladies champion My Sistersledge are among 34 horses nominated to the $150,000 All Along Stakes Saturday, Sept. 28 at Laurel Park.

Glorious Empire Thriving under Lawrences Care

09/20/2019

Video: Aguirre Jr. Tries Benny Havens in Futurity
Reds on the Rail Kicks off Saturday at 1 P.M.

LAUREL, MD - Glorious Empire won five of nine starts in Europe, but after winning just one of his first 10 races in North America, it seemed as though the son of Holy Roman Empire would never realize his full potential.