Racing News

Laurel's Fall Festival of Racing Attracts 154 Nominations

Six Stakes Worth $600,000 in Purses Saturday, Nov. 28
 
LAUREL, MD – Two dozen graded-stakes and multiple stakes winners are among 154 nominations made to Laurel Park’s Fall Festival of Racing, a collection of six stakes worth $600,000 in purses to be contested Saturday, Nov. 28.
 

Maryland Million Sprint Winner Karan's Notion Makes it Two Straight

3-Year-Old Gelding Earns Another Shot at Stakes in Thursday Allowance
 
LAUREL, MD – Following up on his upset victory in last month’s Maryland Million Sprint against fellow state-bred/sired horses, Karan’s Notion returned to dominate open company Thursday at Laurel Park and earn himself another shot against stakes competition.
 

Stronach 5 Returns with Races from Laurel and Gulfstream

Full Fields, Two Turf Races, 12-Percent Takeout 
 
LAUREL, MD – Races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park West, including two on the turf, highlight Friday’s popular Stronach 5.
 

Maryland Million Sprint Upset Winner Karan’s Notion Returns Thursday

Nominations Close Thursday for Laurel’s Fall Festival of Racing Nov. 28
 
LAUREL, MD – Karan’s Notion, bred, owned and trained by Nancy Heil, starts for the first time since his 16-1 upset of the Maryland Million Sprint Oct. 24 when live racing returns to Laurel Park with a nine-race program Thursday.
 
First race post time is 12:25 p.m.
 

Malibu Mischief Makes It Six Straight Wins in Sunday Feature

Princess Corey Returns from Year Layoff to Win Sunday Allowance
Live Racing Returns Thursday, Nov. 19 with 12:25 P.M. Post
 
LAUREL, MD – Malibu Mischief, a 4-year-old filly owned and trained by Rudy Rodriguez, extended her win streak to six races in impressive fashion by flirting with a track record in her latest triumph Sunday at Laurel Park.
 

No Cents Cashes in $100,000 James F. Lewis III Score

Street Lute Delivers with $100,000 Smart Halo Victory
Rainbow 6 Solved Saturday for $21,566.58 Jackpot Payout
 
LAUREL, MD – Isabelle de Tomaso and Hope Jones’ homebred No Cents, making his local and stakes debut off back-to-back wins out of town, corralled favored Dalton in mid-stretch and edged past for a comfortable 1 ¼-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III at Laurel Park.
 

Friday's Stronach 5 Has 145 Winning Tickets Each Worth $705

LAUREL, MD –There were 145 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $705.80.
 
The Stronach 5 , with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, featured races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park West. The fifth leg of the Stronach 5 was an ‘all’ when Golden Gate Fields cancelled its Friday program.
 

Laurel-Loving Lewisfield Returns to Winner's Circle in Friday Feature

$100,000 James Lewis, $100,000 Smart Halo Highlight Saturday Program
20-Cent Rainbow 6 Carryover Unsolved Friday, Grows to $14,637
 
LAUREL, MD – Linda Zang’s multiple stakes-winning Maryland homebred Lewisfield, a last out third in his bid for a second lifetime Maryland Million Sprint victory, cut back to the shortest distance of his 27-race career and responded with a 1 ¼-length triumph in Friday’s featured sixth race at Laurel Park.
 

Bettors Look for Luck on Friday the 13th in Stronach 5

LAUREL, MD – Bettors will have an opportunity to get lucky on a special Friday the 13th edition of the Stronach 5 with races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park West and Golden Gate Fields.
 
Beginning at approximately 3:24 p.m. EST, the Stronach 5 will once again feature an industry-low 12-percent takeout.
 

Kenny Had a Notion Tests Streak in $100,000 James F. Lewis III

Out of Sorts, Prodigy Doll Seeks Stakes Success in $100,000 Smart Halo
 
LAUREL, MD – Louis Ulman and Neil Glasser’s Kenny Had a Notion, having won back-to-back stakes on different surfaces against restricted company, gets his biggest test to date in an attempt to extend his streak to three straight in Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III at Laurel Park.