Racing News

Ben’s Cat to Open 11-Year-Old Season Sunday at Laurel

04/13/2017
Multiple G3 Winner Entered in 5 ½-Furlong Turf Allowance
 
LAUREL, MD – Looking to end the longest losing streak of a storied career, multiple Grade 3-winning Maryland-bred gelding Ben’s Cat will kick off his 11-year-old season in an open $50,000 allowance on Easter Sunday at Laurel Park.
 

Well-Traveled McCarthy Riding High to Start 2017

04/13/2017
Laurel’s Leading Rider Ranks 4th Among North American Jockeys in Wins
 
LAUREL, MD – Blessed with a work ethic to match his natural talent – the same traits his father used to climb from obscurity to more than 2,900 wins and legendary status in the Mid-Atlantic – it’s a given that Trevor McCarthy will be at the racetrack every day.
 

Free Nominations Close Thursday for Tesio, Weber City Miss

04/13/2017
Two of Five Stakes Worth $475,000 Set for April 22 at Laurel
Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5, Super Hi-5 Carryovers When Racing Resumes Friday
 
LAUREL, MD – Free nominations close Thursday, April 13 for the $125,000 Federico Tesio and the $125,000 Weber City Miss, which headline a program of five stakes worth $475,000 in purse earnings to be run Saturday, April 22 at Laurel Park.
 

Daylight Ahead Returns a Winner Sunday at Laurel; Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Friday

04/09/2017
Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Friday
Leading Rider McCarthy Posts Three-Win Afternoon
 
LAUREL, MD – Winners Circle Partners VIII homebred Daylight Ahead, racing for the first time since last July, caught even trainer Hugh McMahon off guard by rolling to a 2 ½-length upset at odds of 15-1 in Sunday’s co-featured fifth race at Laurel Park.
 

Jockeys Carrasco, Rodriguez to Miss Rest of Winter-Spring Meet

04/06/2017
Trio of Turf Events, Carryovers Mark Return of Live Racing Friday
 
LAUREL, MD - Jockeys Victor Carrasco and Guillermo Rodriguez will each miss the remainder of Laurel’s winter-spring meet that ends May 7 with injuries stemming from a spill during Sunday’s finale.
 

G2 Winner Irish War Cry Looks to Rebound in Saturday’s Wood

04/06/2017
Multiple G3 Winner El Areeb Recovering After ‘Perfect’ Knee Surgery
 
LAUREL, MD –Fair Hill Training Center-based Grade 2 winner Irish War Cry, who suffered his first career loss when seventh as the favorite in the Fountain of Youth (G2) March 4, looks to get back on the winning track in Saturday’s Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct.
 

THE PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL RETURNS WITH A NEW RECORD SETTING $16 MILLION USD PURSE

04/05/2017
THE WORLD’S RICHEST THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACE COMES BACK TO MIAMI
 
Miami, Florida, April 5, 2017  - Fresh off the heels of the inaugural running of the $12 million USD Pegasus World Cup Invitational, The Stronach Group announced today that the world’s richest Thoroughbred horse race is about to get even richer. On January 27th, 2018, the world will again turn its attention to South Florida in anticipation of an extraordinary, new record setting, $16 million USD purse. 
 

Laurel Park Hosting Decanter Wine & Racing Festival April 8; 7th Annual Event Pairs Live Racing with Wine Tasting, Music and Food

04/03/2017
7th Annual Event Pairs Live Racing with Wine Tasting, Music and Food
Day Includes Triple Crown Prep Challenge Handicapping Tournament
 
LAUREL, MD – Fans will be able to watch and wager on live racing as well as sample from more than 100 wines at the 7th annual Decanter Wine & Racing Festival presented by the Maryland Wineries Association, Saturday April 8 at Laurel Park.
 

Irish War Cry Breezes Sunday at Fair Hill for Wood Memorial (G2)

04/02/2017
First Work for Multiple Stakes Winner Since Returning From South Florida
Motion-Trained Happy Mesa Possible for $100,000 Hilltop May 19 at Pimlico
 
LAUREL, MD – Isabelle de Tomaso’s homebred Grade 2 winner Irish War Cry, back on familiar ground at the Fair Hill Training Center in Fair Hill, Md., continued preparations for his next start with a six-furlong breeze over its main track.
 

Turf Racing Returns to Laurel Park Sunday

04/01/2017
32 Horses Entered in Three Races Over World-Class Turf Course 
Trainer Lynch Looking Ahead with Vorticity
 
LAUREL, MD – A total of 32 horses were entered in a trio of races that mark the return of grass racing over Laurel Park’s world-class turf course Sunday.