Irish Maxima the likely favorite in the Barbara Fritchie
Sea Dancer seeks back-to-back stakes victories in Nellie Morse
Offaly Cool looks for hat trick in John B. Campbell

LAUREL, MD – Quint's Brew, Celtic Contender, and Prince of Jericho have all won stakes races at Laurel Park this winter. They headline Saturday's $200,000 General George for 4-year-olds and upward racing seven furlongs at Laurel Park.

LAUREL, MD – When trainer Kate DeMasi claimed Paradise Valley for $25,000 during the fall of 2023, she was confident she had made a prescient purchase.

“I thought he was a nice horse,” DeMasi said after Paradise Valley overcame adversity to win Sunday’s featured race at Laurel Park, a $56,000 conditioned allowance with a $55,000 claiming option for 4-year-olds and upward at 5 ½ furlongs. “He just was a runner, and I think they were running him where he belonged,”

Bred classic-placed Mindframe

LAUREL, MD – The new Maryland Jockey Club at Laurel Park mourns the passing of influential owner and breeder R. Larry Johnson, who died on Feb. 4 at 78.

The owner of Legacy Farm in Bluemount, VA, Johnson's foray into breeding began in 1978 when he purchased the mare Ran's Chick for the bargain basement price of $2,800.

While Ran's Chick never made it to the racetrack, she became Johnson's foundation broodmare, with more than 40 stakes horses emerging from that family.

Veteran industry executive to craft sales and business development strategy

LAUREL, MD – The new Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC) announced today that it has hired Fritz Widaman as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sponsorships.