Special Holiday Program Monday at Laurel Park

Special Holiday Program Monday at Laurel Park

Nine-Race Program Begins with 12:30 P.M. First Post
Carryovers in 50-Cent Late Pick 5, $1 Super Hi-5
            
LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park will host a special Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday program Monday, Jan. 21, with nine live races starting at 12:30 p.m.
 
There will be a carryover of $3,790.82 in the 50-cent Late Pick 5 (Races 5-9), after going unsolved on Sunday. Tickets with four of five winners each returned $75.65.
 
A carryover of $539.21 will be available in the $1 Super Hi-5 for Sunday’s opener.
 
One lucky bettor solved the 20-cent Rainbow 6 Sunday for a jackpot payout of $6,200.16.
 
Multiple stakes winners Marengo Road and River Deep are among seven horses in Monday’s co-feature, a $50,000 third-level optional claiming allowance for 4-year-olds and up at one mile in Race 4. Race 8 is a $50,000 entry-level optional claiming allowance for 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs which attracted a field of eight led by 5-2 program favorite Elverson.
 
Notes: Claudio Gonzalez, Maryland’s leading trainer in 2017 and 2018, saddled back-to-back winners Sunday with Tybalt ($14.40) in Race 6 and Trusting Friend ($7.40) in Race 7.