Racing News

Art Of The Hunt Wins Competitive Squan Song Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 11-12-11---Rosalee Davison’s Art of the Hunt was fifth at the top of the stretch but was altered six-wide for racing room by jockey Luis Garcia and got to the wire first in a competitive $60,000 Squan Song Stakes at Laurel Park Saturday afternoon. The seven-furlong test drew 10 Maryland-bred fillies and mares who have never won a stakes race.

Suzzona Preps For Winter In Florida With Six Turf Tally of '11

LAUREL, MD. 11-11-11---Multiple stakes winner Suzzona won with a workman like performance in Friday’s second race at Laurel Park, a $35,000 allowance race, holding off Miss Oil by a neck as a 2-5 favorite with Julian Pimentel aboard in a 5-1/2 furlong test. She will make her next start in the Lightning City Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on December 3, a race she won a year ago.

Wide Open Squan Song Stakes Tops Saturday's Card

LAUREL, MD. 11-11-11---Rosalee Davison’s Art of the Hunt is the 5-2 morning line favorite to win Saturday’s $60,000 Squan Song Stakes at Laurel Park. The seven-furlong test drew 10 Maryland-bred fillies and mares who have never won a stakes race.

Pino Ties Delahoussaye for 13TH On The All-Time Win List

LAUREL, MD. 11-10-11---With a victory in today’s 8th race at Laurel Park, jockey Mario Pino moved into a tie for 13th on the all-time list with Hall of Famer Eddie Delahoussaye. Both riders have 6,384 career winners after Pino guided Filare L’Oro ($7.80) to an allowance score in the final jumps.

Karamanos Scores Tuesdays Turf Triple

LAUREL, MD. 11-08-11---Laurel Park carded three turf races this afternoon and Horacio Karamanos won all three of them.

Dale Capuano 20 Shy Of 3,000 After Two Win Afternoon

LAUREL, MD. 11-04-11---Only twenty-five trainers in North American history have saddled 3,000 winners. Laurel Park-based Dale Capuano moved to within 20 victories of the plateau after visiting the Laurel Park winners’ circle twice Friday afternoon: Bubbie Hon ($3.80-third) and Moises ($8.60-sixth).

Concealed Identity Headlines Saturday's Find Handicap In What Could Be Eddie Gaudet's Final Takes Race As A Trainer

LAUREL, MD. 11-03-11---Concealed Identity upset eventual Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice in the Federico Tesio Stakes and earned a spot in the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1), where he finished tenth. But it wasn’t until trainer Eddie Gaudet put on his 3-year-old on the turf course did the son of Smarty Jones reach his full potential.

Preakness, Black-Eyed Susan, Allaire Dupont Distaff Winners Running In Breeders' Cup Races This Weekend

LAUREL, MD. 11-02-11---Fifteen horses who competed at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park during their careers are entered this Friday and Saturday at Churchill Downs in the 28th running of the Breeders’ Cup. The Breeders’ Cup features 15 races over two days with $26 million in purses.