Racing News

Maker to Have Presence in Maryland Through Fall at Laurel Park

09/25/2022

Apprentice Barbosa Leads Fall Meet Riders; Logjam in Trainer Standings

LAUREL, MD – Mike Maker, annually among the country’s leading trainers in starts, wins and purses earned, is planning to have a presence in Maryland this fall.

The 53-year-old Maker, based primarily in the Midwest but with seasonal strings in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, New York and Texas, will have 15 stalls at Laurel Park’s calendar year-ending fall meet which begins Friday, Sept. 30.

Carotari Determined Winner of $100,000 Laurel Dash

09/24/2022

Noses Comedy Town at Wire in Five-Furlong Turf Sprint
Mandatory Payouts on Sunday’s 11-Race Closing Day Card

LAUREL, MD – William Branch’s Carotari, returning to the site of his most recent victory, fended off Comedy Town the length of the stretch and got his nose down in time for a dramatic triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Laurel Dash at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Smash Ticket Impressive in $100,000 Weather Vane Victory

09/24/2022

Benevengo Wins Polynesian

LAUREL, MD – Brad King, Stan Kirby, Suzanne Kirby and Barbara Coleman’s Smash Ticket registered her first stakes victory in emphatic fashion, sprinting to a popular front-running 6 ¼-length decision in Saturday’s $100,000 Weather Vane at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Can the Queen Retains Crown in $100,000 Sensible Lady

09/24/2022

Five-Furlong Turf Dash First Stakes Win for Trainer Shankle

LAUREL, MD – Joanne Shankle’s Can the Queen will reign for another year after reeling in pacesetter Spicy Marg and drawing away by 1 ¾ lengths to defend her title in Saturday’s $100,000 Sensible Lady Turf Dash at historic Pimlico Race Course.

G1 Winner Decorated Invader Launching Comeback Saturday

09/23/2022

GS Winners Fancy Liquor, Wootton Asset Among Allowance Rivals
11-Race Program Features Four Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses
3YO Colt Mo Money Mo Honey Stays Undefeated in Friday Feature

LAUREL, MD – West Point Thoroughbreds, William Freeman, William Sandbrook and Cheryl Manning’s Decorated Invader, a Grade 1 winner at 2 that has gone unraced in more than 16 months, is set to launch his comeback Saturday at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Plot the Dots Targets Elusive Stakes Win in $100,000 Polynesian

09/23/2022

Among Four Closing Weekend Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses

LAUREL, MD – Danny Chen’s Plot the Dots, placed twice in Maryland stakes this year, faces eight rivals including Grade 2 winner Brooklyn Strong and multiple graded-stakes placed Double Crown as he chases an elusive first stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Polynesian at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Lady Scarlet, Elm Drive Face Off in $100,000 Weather Vane

09/22/2022

Graded-Stakes Winners Top Overflow Field of 15 in Filly Sprint

LAUREL, MD – Graded-stakes winners Lady Scarlet, already having proven successful at the course and distance, and Elm Drive, looking to rebound from a rare poor performance, will square off in an overflow field of 15 entered for Saturday’s $100,000 Weather Vane at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Carotari Chasing Sixth Stakes Victory in Laurel Dash

09/21/2022

Five-Furlong Sprint Among Four $100,000 Stakes Saturday

LAUREL, MD – William Branch’s Carotari returns to Maryland seeking to rediscover his multiple stakes-winning form at the site of his most recent victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Laurel Dash at historic Pimlico Race Course.

The 24th running of the Laurel Dash, scheduled for five furlongs on the grass, is among four stakes worth $400,000 in purses on an 11-race program that marks the final Saturday of Pimlico’s nine-day fall meet.

Robin Sparkles Can Go Out a Winner in $100,000 Sensible Lady

09/21/2022

G3 Winner Tops Overflow Field of 16 in Five-Furlong Turf Dash

LAUREL, MD – If it is indeed Robin Sparkles’ swan song, trainer Bruce Brown is hoping to send Michael Schrader’s 5-year-old mare out a winner in Saturday’s $100,000 Sensible Lady Turf Dash at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Stakes-Winning Owner Shankle Registers First Training Victory Sunday

09/18/2022

Alwaysinahurry Springs 11-1 Upset in Pimlico’s Sunday Feature

LAUREL, MD – Already a multiple stakes-winning owner, Joanne Shankle got her training career off to a flying start when 4-year-old gelding Dr. Ferber cruised to a popular 5 ¼-length victory in Sunday’s fourth race at historic Pimlico Race Course.