Racing News

Four on the Turf in Friday’s Stronach 5

06/26/2019

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Free Past Performances

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

Rainbow 6 Carryover Grows to $19,400 for Friday, June 28

06/23/2019

Live Racing Returns with 10-Race Program Starting at 1:10 P.M.

LAUREL, MD – A 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot of $19,400.22 will greet bettors when live racing returns to Laurel Park with a 10-race program Friday, June 28.

First race post time is 1:10 p.m.

A total of $8,306 was bet into the popular multi-race wager Sunday on top of a carryover of $16,742.33 from Saturday’s 10-race card. Tickets with five of six winners Sunday were worth $181.20.

Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Sunday Program

06/22/2019

1:10 P.M. Post Time for Nine-Race Card

LAUREL, MD – There will be carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and 50-cent Late Pick 5 for Sunday’s nine-race card at Laurel Park.

First race post time is 1:10 p.m.

No one selected all six winners in Saturday’s Rainbow 6, producing a carryover jackpot of $16,742.33. Tickets with five of six winners each returned $659.22.

Friday’s Stronach 5: 109 Winning Tickets Each Worth $1,347.70

06/21/2019

LAUREL, MD – There were 109 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $1,347.70.

The fourth leg of Friday’s Stronach 5, the fifth race from Santa Anita, became an ‘all’ due to a program error.

Friday’s Stronach 5 sequence

●   Leg One – Laurel Park 9th Race – High Noon Rider $5.80

●   Leg Two - Gulfstream Park 7th Race – La Incondicional $11.80

Turf Sprinting May be Future for Regal Image

06/19/2019

Multiple Stakes-Placed Unaquoi Relishes Favorite’s Role

LAUREL, MD – After spending the winter and spring going longer, Godolphin homebred Regal Image may have found his niche as a turf sprinter.

Composed I’m So Fancy Proves Best in 100K Big Dreyfus

06/16/2019

French Group 3 Winner Captures 1 1/16-Mile Turf Stakes
Anchors Four Stakes Worth $400,000 on Father’s Day Program

LAUREL, MD – Lael Stables’ I’m So Fancy, looking more relaxed than in her North American debut 3 ½ weeks earlier on the biggest day in Maryland racing, put her class on display in a 2 ¾-length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Big Dreyfus Stakes at Laurel Park.

Doctor Mounty Delivers in 100K Prince George’s County

06/16/2019

Edges Past G1 Winner Divisidero Late in 1 1/16-Mile Turf Stakes
Among Four Stakes Worth $400,000 on Father’s Day Program

LAUREL, MD – Larry Pratt and Dave Alden’s Doctor Mounty, trailing all but one horse at the top of the stretch, closed relentlessly on the far outside to pass a tightly bunched group led by favored Divisidero in deep stretch and come away with a one-length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Prince George’s County Stakes at Laurel Park.

Cutback No Problem for Cordmaker in 100K Polynesian

06/16/2019

Earns Third Career Stakes Win in Seven-Furlong Sprint

LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stable’s Cordmaker, third by two necks in the 1 ¼-mile Pimlico Special (G3) in his previous start, slipped through an opening along the rail at the top of the stretch and went on to post a half-length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Polynesian Stakes at Laurel Park.

Please Flatter Me Sprints to 100K Alma North Victory

06/16/2019

First of Four Stakes Worth $400,000 on Father’s Day Program

LAUREL, MD – Heider Family Stables, Madaket Stables and Doheny Racing Stable’s Please Flatter Me got back on the winning track Sunday at Laurel Park, dueling Never Enough Time into submission and holding off Parisian Diva late in the $100,000 Alma North Stakes.

$496 Each for 297 Stronach 5 Winners

06/14/2019

LAUREL, MD – There were 297 Stronach 5 winners Friday, each walking away with $496.

The coast-to-coast wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool, had its higher win price in the first leg with Nate’s Tizzy returning $7.60 in Laurel Park’s ninth race. Races seven and nine at Gulfstream, both scheduled for the turf and part of the Stronach 5, were moved to the main track due to afternoon rain in South Florida.

Friday’s Stronach 5 sequence