Racing News

Nearly 300 Riders Registered for Sunday’s Canter for a Cause

10/26/2022

Pimlico Event to Benefit TAA

LAUREL, MD – A total of 270 riders from around the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond have signed up to take part in the popular Canter for a Cause Sunday, Oct. 30 at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Jockeys Carrasco, Gomez Out Indefinitely Following Spill

10/23/2022

Candidate Graduates Sunday with Gate-to-Wire Maiden Victory
Post Time Moves to 12:15 P.M. Starting with Thursday’s Live Card

LAUREL, MD – Journeymen Victor Carrasco and Kevin Gomez will each miss time following a spill in the first race on Friday’s Maryland Million eve program at Laurel Park.

Ournationonparade Proves Much the Best in Maryland Million Classic

10/22/2022

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

LAUREL, MD – Happy Go Lucky Stable, Inc.’s Ournationonparade, racing first time for his new connections, paid immediate dividends with a popular and decisive 5 ¾-length triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park.

Fille d’Esprit Rallies for $100,000 Distaff Victory

10/22/2022

Fortheluvofbourbon Wins $100,000 Sprint

LAUREL, MD – It didn’t start out the way they planned, but CJI Phoenix Thoroughbreds and No Guts No Glory Farm’s Fille d’Esprit made sure Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff at Laurel Park ended exactly the way they hoped.

Sky’s Not Falling Gets Job Done in $100,000 Turf Sprint

10/22/2022

Piece of Cake in $125,000 Ladies

LAUREL, MD – R. Larry Johnson and RDM Racing Stable’s Sky’s Not Falling, making just his second start of the year, raced near the lead approaching the stretch before taking over the top spot and holding off Rock the Boat through the lane for a half-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Turf Sprint.

Johnyz From Albany Rolls to Victory in $100,000 Nursery

10/22/2022

Chickieness is Best in $100,000 Lassie

LAUREL, MD – Charles J. ‘Chip’ Reed’s homebred Johnyz From Albany, the son of a two-time Maryland Million winner, lived up to the family tradition by jumping out to an early lead and never looking back in rolling to a front-running five-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Nursery at Laurel Park.

Ain’t Da Beer Cold Returns in $150,000 MM Classic

10/21/2022

Cordmaker, Whereshetoldmetogo Awaiting Next Spots
Maryland Million Day Draws 171 Entries for 12 Races
Stakes-Caliber Turf Sprint Highlights Sunday Program

LAUREL, MD – A winner of back-to-back races for the first time in his career, Matt Spencer, Kelly Jo Cox and Bonucccelli Racing’s Ain’t Da Beer Cold looks to make it three in a row when he returns to the Maryland Million for a third straight year in Saturday’s $150,000 Classic at Laurel Park.

Cannon’s Roar Chasing Elusive Stakes Win in $125,000 Turf

10/20/2022

Connections Looking to Serve Coconut Cake in $125,000 Ladies
Grateful Bred Returns for Title Defense in $100,000 Turf Sprint

LAUREL, MD – Taking Risks Stable’s Cannon’s Roar, four times stakes-placed, looks to break through in a race where he has been closer than ever to becoming a stakes winner in Saturday’s $125,000 Maryland Million Turf at Laurel Park.

Heldish Chasing First Stakes Win in $100,000 Nursery

10/20/2022

Chickieness Tops Overflow Field of 16 in $100,000 Lassie

LAUREL, MD – Already holding a special place for his connections, ItsTheJHo’s Heldish gets the chance to add another chapter to the story in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Nursery at Laurel Park.

Prendimi, Monday Morning Qb Chase Second Win in $150,000 Classic

10/19/2022

2019 Nursery Winner Ournationonparade Also in Mix for Saturday’s Race
Richest of Eight Stakes, Four Starter Stakes, on ‘Maryland’s Day at the Races’

LAUREL, MD – Defending champion Prendimi, 2020 winner Monday Morning Qb and Ournationonparade, who tasted Maryland Million success as a 2-year-old in 2019, will be among a strong field of contenders for the $150,000 Classic on the 37th Jim McKay Maryland Million Day program Saturday at Laurel Park.