Racing News

Multiple Stakes Winner Bon Raison Targeting De Francis Dash

$250,000 Sprint Highlights Sept. 21 Program of Eight Stakes Worth $1.3 Million

LAUREL, MD – Peter Tournas’ claimer-turned-multiple stakes winner Bon Raison returned to the work tab Saturday morning in New York ahead of an anticipated start in the $250,000 Xpressbet Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Sept. 21 at Laurel Park.

Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns $3,997

88 Winners     

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, which featured a $96,906.44 carryover, had 88 winning tickets with each receiving $3,997.

The sequence kicked off with Tricky Lion ($7.80) winning the eighth race at Laurel Park and ended with Ete Indien (($7.60) winning the closing leg in Gulfstream Park’s ninth race. The highest payoff occurred in the fourth race at Golden Gate Fields with Gas Can (12.20).       

G1 Winners Firenze Fire, Whitmore Among 34 De Francis Nominations

Xpressbet Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Saturday, Sept. 21
G1 Winners Glorious Empire, Divisidero Top BWI Turf Cup (G3) Noms
September to Remember Stakes Festival Round 1 Draws 244 Nominations

LAUREL, MD – Millionaire Grade 1 winners Firenze Fire and Whitmore and graded-stakes winning sprinters Diamond Oops, New York Central, Strike Power and Uncontested are among 24 horses nominated to the $250,000 Xpressbet Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Saturday, Sept. 21 at Laurel Park.

CRAIG FRAVEL TO DEPART BREEDERS CUP TO JOIN THE STRONACH GROUP

LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 13, 2019) – Craig R. Fravel, Breeders’ Cup President and Chief Executive Officer since 2011, will depart the organization at the conclusion of this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 1-2. Fravel has been appointed as The Stronach Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Racing Operations.

Maryland Jockey Club to Introduce Quinella Wager Starting Friday with 10-Percent Takeout

Multiple Stakes Winner Shimmering Aspen Making Swan Song Sept. 28
Friday Marks Maryland Debut for Juvenile Stakes Winner Athens Queen
Stronach 5 Returns Friday with $96,906 Carryover

LAUREL, MD – Bettors will treated to a new addition on the wagering menu when live racing returns to Laurel Park Friday, Sept. 13.

Five Turf Races, $96,906 Carryover for Friday’s Stronach 5 Bettors

12-Percent Takeout  

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will not only have a carryover of $96,906.44, but all five races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields will be contested over the turf.

Warrior’s Reward to Sponsor $100,000 Weather Vane Stakes

Six-Furlong Sprint for Sophomore Fillies Saturday, Sept. 21

Multiple Stakes Winner Phlash Phelps Retired

Former Maryland Turf Champion to Become Event Horse

LAUREL, MD – Phlash Phelps, a four-time turf stakes winner and the 2015 champion Maryland-bred grass horse for Ellen Charles’ Hillwood Stable and Laurel Park-based trainer Rodney Jenkins, has been retired.

The gelded 8-year-old son of Great Notion bred by Carol Kaye was winless in three 2019 starts, most recently finishing fifth by 2 ¼ lengths in the 5 ½-furlong Ben’s Cat Stakes July 14, beaten two heads for third.

Double Crown Professional Debut Winner Sunday at Laurel

Sophomores Periodical, Empty Tomb Post Maiden Triumphs
Dance Or Stroll Waltzes to Upset Victory in Sunday Feature
Live Racing Returns with Nine-Race Card Friday, Sept. 13, Late Pick 5 Carryover

LAUREL, MD – Debbie Rhodes’ Double Crown looked anything like a first-time starter in his career debut, settling off the pace before coming with a steady run down the center of the track to catch longshot pacesetter Ournationonparade and graduate with a professional neck triumph Sunday at Laurel Park.

G1 Winner Glorious Empire Targeting G3 BWI Turf Cup for Comeback Race

Pricey Juvenile Jeopardy James Heads Delacour Maiden Trio Sunday
Stakes Winner Introduced Returns to Turf for Sunday Feature

LAUREL, MD – Matt Schera’s multiple graded-stakes winner Glorious Empire continues to train forwardly for his return to racing, which trainer James ‘Chuck’ Lawrence II said Saturday may come in the $200,000 Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup (G3) Sept. 21 at Laurel Park.