Racing News

Undefeated Post Time Heading to Keeneland’s Perryville

10/15/2023

Stakes Winner Taking on Fellow 3YOs in 7F Sprint Oct. 21
Fall Meet Continues with Live Eight-Race Program Thursday

LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stable’s 3-year-old colt Post Time, undefeated winner of his comeback race last month at historic Pimlico Race Course, will put his perfect record to the test next weekend in the first race outside his native Maryland.

Ain’t Da Beer Cold Promoted Winner of $150,000 Maryland Million Classic

10/14/2023

Richest of Eight Stakes, Four Starter Stakes, on ‘Maryland’s Day at the Races’

LAUREL, MD – Matt Spencer, Kelly Jo Cox and Bonuccelli Racing’s Ain’t Da Beer Cold, longest shot in the field at 35-1, was promoted to the win after the disqualification of first-place finisher Market Maven in Saturday’s $150,000 Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park.

Intrepid Daydream Extends Streak in $100,000 Distaff

10/14/2023

Seven’s Eleven Wins $100,000 Maryland Million Sprint

LAUREL, MD – Paul Fowler Jr.’s Intrepid Daydream took the lead from pacesetting Response Time at the top of the stretch and sprinted clear to extend her win streak to three races with a three-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff at Laurel Park.

Catahoula Moon Proves Best in $100,000 Nursery

10/14/2023

Miss Harriett Gamely Wins $100,000 Lassie at 60-1 Odds

LAUREL, MD – Behind a patience and well-timed ride by jockey Xavier Perez, Catahoula Moon split horses down the stretch to win the $100,000 Maryland Million Nursery by 4 ¾ lengths over Prado Road.

Trained by John Robb, Catahoula Moon covered the six furlongs in 1:12.24.

Witty Takes Inside Route in $100,000 Turf Sprint Repeat

10/14/2023

Wicked Prankster Defends Title in $125,000 Turf
Precious Avary Goes the Distance in $125,000 Ladies

LAUREL, MD – Patiently ridden by jockey Jevian Toledo, Witty came rolling through an opening along the rail in mid-stretch and powered to a popular 1 ¼-length victory in the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf Sprint Saturday at Laurel Park.

Hamilton Smith Chasing Elusive Maryland Million Classic Win

10/13/2023

Veteran Trainer Sending Out 5YO All Threes in Saturday Centerpiece
Special 11:30 A.M. Post Time for ‘Maryland’s Day at the Races’

LAUREL, MD – A Maryland mainstay for parts of six decades and a winner of more than 2,000 career races, trainer Hamilton Smith is inching closer to one race that has yet eluded him.

Trainer Phillip Capuano Excited for First Maryland Million

10/12/2023

29YO Following in Footsteps of Dad Gary and Uncle Dale Capuano
8YO Mare Shasta Star Registers Sixth Straight Win Thursday

LAUREL, MD – For as long as Phillip Capuano can remember, Maryland Million has represented a special time in his family’s life. As the son and nephew of successful trainers, eventually working for both, he was able to see it first-hand.

Evenly Matched Field to Line Up for $125,000 Turf

10/11/2023

Coconut Cake Back to Defend Title in $125,000 Ladies
Witty, Sky’s Not Falling Meet Again in $100,000 Turf Sprint

LAUREL, MD – Five horses, including each of the top four finishers led by defending champion Wicked Prankster, and hard-luck 9-year-old Cannon’s Roar help comprise a wide-open group of seasoned runners in Saturday’s $125,000 Maryland Million Turf at Laurel Park.

King’s River Taking Next Step Up in $100,000 Nursery

10/10/2023

Old Bay Looks to Spice Up Resume in $100,000 Lassie

LAUREL, MD – Bryan Minnich’s homebred gelding King’s River, taking advantage of a class drop to graduate in dominant fashion last time out, will step back up into stakes company for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Nursery at Laurel Park.

Luna Belle Launching Comeback in $100,000 Distaff

10/10/2023

Johnyz From Albany Back for More in $100,000 Sprint

LAUREL, MD – Multiple Maryland-bred champion filly Luna Belle, a five-time stakes winner that has gone unraced since last spring, is set to launch her long-awaited comeback in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff at Laurel Park.