Racing News

Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship Is A Wide Open Affair

LAUREL, MD. 12-21-12---The leader among 2-year-old state-breds in both divisions will be determined in next week, starting with the Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship on Wednesday afternoon at Laurel Park.

Six fillies will race 7-1/2 furlongs in the mid-week week feature. All six are maiden winners but Walkwithapurpose has two wins on her resume.

Bold Affair Is Heavily Favored To Win Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 12-20-12---On paper and over the Laurel Park main track, Bold Affair appears to tower over eight other fillies and mares entered to start in Saturday’s $125,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes.

Already the winner of three stakes at Laurel Park this year, Bold Affair (4-5) won the Conniver in March and scored back-to-back victories in the Maryland Million Distaff Handicap and the Geisha Stakes. Toss in victories in the Skipat and Pimonetta Stakes at Pimlico this past spring and the Howard Wolfendale trainee boasts a record of nine wins in fifteen lifetime starts. Abel Castellano Jr. has the mount on the chestnut daughter of Two Punch.

Maryland Jockey Club To Race 146 Days In 2013

LAUREL, MD. 12-18-12---Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course will conduct 146 days of racing in 2013, the same number that was scheduled the last three years after the Maryland Racing Commission approved an agreement by the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) and Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (MTHA) at its monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon at Laurel Park.

Winning Image Is An Easy Winner Of The Willa On The Move Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 12-15-12---Martin Scafidi’s Winning Image left no doubt about her intentions when she shot to the lead in the $100,000 Willa on the Move Stakes. A minute and eleven seconds later she had proven she was the best of six fillies and mares in Saturday’s feature at Laurel Park.

Maryland Thoroughbred Racing Unites With 10-Year Agreement

 

 

LAUREL, MD. 12-14-12---The Maryland Jockey Club (MJC), the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (MTHA) and the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) today announced that they have come to a 10-year agreement for sustained racing at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park.

Red's Round Table Returns In Willa On The Move Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 12-13-12---Multiple stakes winner Red’s Round Table makes her first start since February in Saturday’s $100,000 Willa On The Move Stakes at Laurel Park. The race goes at six furlongs on the main track and is limited to fillies and mares.

Brigand Wins City Of Laurel Stakes For Baffert

LAUREL, MD. 12-08-12---This afternoon Bob Baffert sent a runner to Laurel Park for the first time in his career and his colt Brigand returned the favor with a front-running victory in the $104,000 City of Laurel Stakes.

Big-Name Trainers Ship In For City Of Laurel Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 12-06-12---Two New York shippers are among the favorites to win the $100,000 City Of Laurel Stakes for three-year-olds on Saturday at Laurel Park. The seven-furlong test drew eight runners.

Trainer Chad Brown is sending stakes winner Hardened Wildcat from his Belmont Park base. Bob Baffert counters with Brigand, a tested member of his New York string.

Eighttofasttocatch Cruises In Jennings Handicap

LAUREL, MD. 12-01-12---Sylvia Heft’s Eighttofasttocatch displayed the controlling speed that had already earned him five stakes victories at Laurel Park when he defended his title in the $100,000 Jennings Handicap this afternoon.

Whiskey Romeo Stays Perfect After Impressive Win In Marylander Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 12-01-12---Morris Bailey’s Whiskey Romeo bobbled at the start but quickly recovered, charged to the front and kept that advantage the rest of the way to win the $101,500 Marylander Stakes for 2-year-olds at Laurel Park.