LAUREL, MD. 11-9-13---Someday Farm’s Res Judicata broke on top, settled comfortably into second and when asked by his rider, spurted to the lead and galloped to victory in the $100,000 City of Laurel Stakes for 3 year olds.

John Servis trains the son of Smarty Jones at Parx Racing and Kendrick Carmouche is his regular pilot. This was the second stakes victory for Res Judicata, who won the Elser Memorial last year at his home base. Today he covered the seven furlong distance in 1:23.09 and won off by 4-1/4 lengths, while Souper Knight edged City of Weston to finish second.

Res Judicata paid $16.

“Once he left, we went with the seven (Edge of Reality) and kind of let him set the fractions,” said Carmouche. “The trainer said just make one run with him. I stayed clear on the outside and then when we got to the quarter pole, it was a race from there on. They were either going to beat me or not beat me. It seems like every other race, he runs a good one. He set up good today. Last time he didn’t break quite as sharp, but Charles Town, it’s a bull ring. Today was a different story. It was perfect.”

About Laurel Park

Laurel Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.