Racing News

Eastern Bay Chasing 20th Career Win in Thursday Feature

11/01/2023

Millionaire G3 Winner Among 12 in 6F Allowance Sprint
Watch and Wager on 40th Breeders’ Cup Friday & Saturday

LAUREL, MD – Grade 3-winning millionaire Eastern Bay, fellow multiple stakes winner Monday Morning Qb and Seven’s Eleven, last out winner of the Maryland Million Sprint, are among a dozen horses entered in Thursday’s feature as fall meet live racing resumes at Laurel Park.

First race post time is 12:25 p.m.

Air Recruit on Target for Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1)

10/26/2023

Laurel Futurity Winner Scheduled to Breeze Friday, Leave Sunday
G2-Placed Maryland-Bred Fulmineo Also Pre-Entered in $1M Race
Pick 5, Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Friday’s 10-Race Card

LAUREL, MD – Mark Grier’s Air Recruit, impressive winner of the $150,000 Laurel Futurity Sept. 30 at Laurel Park, is scheduled to have one final work ahead of an anticipated start in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) Nov. 3 at Santa Anita.

Strong Thursday Program as Live Racing Returns to Laurel

10/25/2023

Pair of 2YO Maiden Events, Allowance Feature Top 8-Race Card
Nominations Close Saturday for Three $100,000 Stakes Nov. 11

LAUREL, MD – A loaded program of three maiden special weight events including two for 2-year-olds, a pair of carryovers and an optional claiming allowance feature with three stakes winners in the field of seven highlight the return of live racing Thursday at Laurel Park.

Post time for the first of eight races is 12:25 p.m.

G3 Winner Classier Proves Best in Friday’s Stakes-Level Feature

10/20/2023

Triple Crown Champions Represented in Saturday Maiden Event

LAUREL, MD – Super C Racing Inc.’s Classier passed fellow Grade 3 winner and race favorite Wondrwherecraigis once straightened for home and went on to a 3 ¼-length victory in Friday’s feature at Laurel Park.

Ridden by Carlos Lopez for trainer Kieron Magee, Classier ($8.40) covered 5 ½ furlongs over a fast main track in 1:03.37 in the open third-level allowance for 3-year-olds and up to earn his seventh career win.

Seven Stakes Winners Lined Up for Laurel’s Friday Feature

10/19/2023

Factor It In, Super Chow Among Sprinters Making Comebacks
G3 Winners Wonderwherecraigis, Classier Also in Field of 10
Jockey Karamanos, Trainer Trombetta Notch Thursday Double

LAUREL, MD – Seven stakes winners, two in graded company, and a pair of stablemates with 21 combined victories are among a loaded group of accomplished sprinters set to line up highlighting Friday’s nine-race card at Laurel Park.

Laurel Fall Meet Resumes with Eight-Race Program Thursday

10/18/2023

Stablemates The Addison Pour, Wish Me Home Top Turf Feature

LAUREL, MD – Following a successful weekend highlighted by the 38th Jim McKay Maryland Million Day program, fall meet action returns to Laurel Park with a live eight-race program Thursday.

First race post time is 12:25 p.m.

Undefeated Post Time Heading to Keeneland’s Perryville

10/15/2023

Stakes Winner Taking on Fellow 3YOs in 7F Sprint Oct. 21
Fall Meet Continues with Live Eight-Race Program Thursday

LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stable’s 3-year-old colt Post Time, undefeated winner of his comeback race last month at historic Pimlico Race Course, will put his perfect record to the test next weekend in the first race outside his native Maryland.

Ain’t Da Beer Cold Promoted Winner of $150,000 Maryland Million Classic

10/14/2023

Richest of Eight Stakes, Four Starter Stakes, on ‘Maryland’s Day at the Races’

LAUREL, MD – Matt Spencer, Kelly Jo Cox and Bonuccelli Racing’s Ain’t Da Beer Cold, longest shot in the field at 35-1, was promoted to the win after the disqualification of first-place finisher Market Maven in Saturday’s $150,000 Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park.

Intrepid Daydream Extends Streak in $100,000 Distaff

10/14/2023

Seven’s Eleven Wins $100,000 Maryland Million Sprint

LAUREL, MD – Paul Fowler Jr.’s Intrepid Daydream took the lead from pacesetting Response Time at the top of the stretch and sprinted clear to extend her win streak to three races with a three-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff at Laurel Park.

Catahoula Moon Proves Best in $100,000 Nursery

10/14/2023

Miss Harriett Gamely Wins $100,000 Lassie at 60-1 Odds

LAUREL, MD – Behind a patience and well-timed ride by jockey Xavier Perez, Catahoula Moon split horses down the stretch to win the $100,000 Maryland Million Nursery by 4 ¾ lengths over Prado Road.

Trained by John Robb, Catahoula Moon covered the six furlongs in 1:12.24.