Racing News

Laurel Park Cancels Saturday and Sunday Racing Due to Heat

07/18/2019

Thursday, Friday Race Programs Unaffected

LAUREL, MD – Due to forecasts calling for excessive heat with temperatures hovering around 100 degrees, the Maryland Jockey Club has decided to cancel its live racing programs Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21.

Registration for MJC Champions Tournament Begins July 20

07/17/2019

Berths on Line for NHC, BCBC and BIG ONE Tournaments
Guaranteed Prize Money Paid to Top 10 Finishers
Live Racing Returns to Laurel Park Thursday, July 18

LAUREL, MD – Registration begins Saturday, July 20 for the second and final session of the 2019 Maryland Jockey Club Champions Handicapping Tournament to be held Saturday, Aug. 17 in the second-floor clubhouse sports bar at Laurel Park.

Clear Sailing for Karama In Stormy Blues

07/14/2019

Shadwell Stable runner cuts back to turf sprint and scores gate-to-wire

LAUREL, MD – Twice in a row, trainer Michael Pino had watched his 3-year-old filly Karama sail to the lead in turf route stakes at Monmouth Park only to see her give way in the end. On Sunday, Pino cut the Shadwell Stable homebred daughter of Kitten’s Joy back to 5 ½ furlongs and found himself a turf sprinter.

Lexitonian returns to Maryland to win Concern

07/14/2019

Calumet homebred previously took G3 Chick Lang on Preakness Day

Laurel, MD – Largely ignored by bettors despite a powerful score in the Grade 3 Chick Lang Stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico, Calumet Farm homebred Lexitonian returned to the Free State and struck again, riding the rail to an upset victory in the $75,000 Concern Stakes on Sunday at Laurel Park.

The Concern was one of five stakes races worth a combined $400,000 on Laurel’s Summer Sunday Stakes program.

A Spirited Win by Ghouls Night Out in Jameela

07/14/2019

Oldies But Goodies Has Plenty Left in Ben’s Cat  

LAUREL, MD – Mens Grille Racing’s Ghoul’s Night Out, a 19-1 longshot trained by Hamilton Smith and ridden by Jorge Vargas Jr., drove past A Great Time in deep stretch to win the $75,000 Jameela by a neck.

Ghoul’s Night Out, a 5-year-old mare by Ghostzapper, returned $40 after covering the 5 ½ furlong course in 1:02.65. It was her first victory on the turf in three attempts.

Late Night Pow Wow Returns a Winner in Twixt

07/14/2019

12th Win in 14 Career Starts for 4-Year-Old Filly
Fritchie (G3) Winner Four for Four at Laurel Park

LAUREL, MD - Coming off a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Madison in April at Keeneland, Breeze Easy LLC’s Late Night Pow Wow returned to her typical dominant form,  turning back a challenge in the stretch to win the $75,000 Twixt by 1 ¼ lengths Sunday at Laurel Park.

Laurel’s Summer Sunday Stakes, Presented by 14 Hands Winery

07/13/2019

5 Stakes, $400,000
Summering Gets Season Under Way in $100,000 Stormy Blues       
Graded-Stakes Winner Mind Control, Late Night Pow Wow
Rainbow 6 Hit for $86,332

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park’s Sunday program will include the Summer Sunday Stakes program, presented by 14 Hands Winery, featuring five stakes worth $400,000 in purses highlighted by the 5 1/2-furlong Stormy Blues for 3-year-old fillies.

Lots of Winners in Friday’s Stronach 5

07/12/2019

79 Bettors Each Receive $1,640.30

LAUREL – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park, rewarded 79 bettors with $1,640.30.

Laurel’s $66,161 Rainbow 6 Carryover Saturday Features 5 on Turf

07/12/2019

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 will feature five races on its world-class turf course Saturday and a carryover of $66,161.96.

First race post for Saturday’s nine-race program is 1:10 p.m. The Rainbow 6 sequence will begin with the fourth race, a 5 ½ furlong turf event that has attracted a field of 11.

Multiple winning tickets Friday on the Rainbow 6 returned $1,191.92.

Phlash Phelps Shortens Up for $75,000 Ben’s Cat

07/12/2019

Fear No Evil Back with State-Breds in $75,000 Jameela
Among Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses Sunday, July 14

LAUREL, MD – Best known for his success going two turns on the turf, Hillwood Stable’s multiple stakes winner Phlash Phelps will cut back to a sprint for the first time in more than two years for Sunday’s $75,000 Ben’s Cat Stakes at Laurel Park.