Racing News

Ness Moves Ahead Of Kobiskie In Trainer Standings After Ninth Multiple-Win Afternoon Of Fall Meeting

LAUREL, MD. 12-07-11---Jamie Ness moved ahead of Dane Kobiskie atop the Laurel Park fall trainer standings with three popular scores Wednesday afternoon. It was the ninth multiple win day of the stand for the 36-year-old conditioner and for his owner Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. Yes He Did ($3.80-second), No Crossing Lane ($3.80-fifth) and Hidden Bay ($4.20-eighth) were winners on the eight-race card.

Eighttofasttocatch Wires The Field In The Jennings Handicap

LAUREL, MD.  12-03-11---Sylvia Heft’s Eighttofasttocatch was just too fast to catch, leading from start to finish in the $75,000 Jennings Handicap, the feature offering on this sunny autumn afternoon at Laurel Park.

X-Man Equals Longshot Winners

LAUREL, MD. 12-02-11---Xavier Perez joined the Maryland jockey colony this fall after beginning his career at Charles Town and he has made a favorable impression with 26 winners, ranking fifth in the rider standings. The “X-Man” has victories for 15 different trainers during the stand with an average win mutuel of $16.

Maryland Million Classic Winners Meet In Jennings Handicap

LAUREL, MD. 12-01-11---Eighttofasttocatch and Regal Solo, the last two Maryland Million Classic winners, headline a group of six runners in Saturday’s $75,000 Jennings Handicap at Laurel Park. The 70th running of the one-mile test has been won by millionaire Little Bold John and Grade 1 winners Taking Risks and Include.

Turf Racing Wraps Up For The Year, Nearly Twenty-Five New Trainers On-Site To Help Fill Races

LAUREL. MD. 11-29-11---Laurel Park officials decided today not to use the turf course for the remainder of the year. Heavy rains in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. region forced races off the grass four times last week. One turf race had been scheduled for Wednesday’s card.

Deliburnsky Speeds To Victory In Dave’s Friend Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 11-26-11---Happy Tenth Stable’s Deliburnsky stumbled at the break but quickly righted himself, hustled to the lead and continued on to win the $75,000 Dave’s Friend Stakes, the feature offering this afternoon at Laurel Park.

Glib And Kobiskie Entry Headline Dave's Friend Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 11-24-11---After a visually impressive performance in the Maryland Million Nursery two starts back, Glib makes his second appearance at Laurel Park in the $75,000 Dave’s Friend Stakes on Saturday. The six-furlong test drew seven 2-year-olds.

Kobiskie Saddles Three Winners Wednesday Afternoon

LAUREL, MD. 11-23-11---Trainer Dane Kobiskie saddled three winners Wednesday afternoon at Laurel Park, including the last two races on the nine-race card.

Cole Has Another Goal For Rapid Redux: Most Wins In One Year

LAUREL, MD. 11-23-11---Less than 40 hours after Rapid Redux passed Zenyatta and Peppers Pride to set the North American record for most consecutive wins, at 20 with his victory at Mountaineer Park Monday night, owner Robert Cole has set his sights on another mark for his 5-year-old. Eighteen of the 20 scores during the streak have occurred in 2011. Citation currently holds the single-season record with 19 wins in 20 starts in 1948, the year he captured the Triple Crown.  

Holiday Week Includes Thanksgiving Day Card, Guys' Weekend

LAUREL, MD. 11-22-11---Thanksgiving traditions: turkey dinner, NFL games and thoroughbred racing at Laurel Park. The central Maryland track offers a special 11:05 a.m. post time Thursday with a nine-race card. Headlining the day will be the 24th annual pie giveaway (pumpkin or apple) after the fifth race at both Laurel and its sister track, Pimlico Race Course. Free donuts with coffee or cider will also be available from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Laurel’s terrace dining room will feature a traditional, home-style Thanksgiving buffet for $23.