Racing News

G3-Winning Duo Among $100,000 Federico Tesio Nominees

08/27/2020
3-Year-Old Stakes ‘Win and In’ Qualifier for Oct. 3 Preakness (G1)
$100,000 Weber City Miss Noms Include G1 Winner Perfect Alibi
Preakness Prep Weekend Sept. 5 & 7 Attracts 218 Stakes Nominations
 

Healthy McCarthy Back in the Irons Thursday at Laurel

08/26/2020

Champion Jockey Recovered Following Bout with Coronavirus

LAUREL, MD – Trevor McCarthy has endured his share of job-related injuries over the course of a 10-year riding career that has seen him win more than 1,500 races, four overall Maryland championships and 12 individual meet titles.

PREAKNESS STAKES TO BE A "WIN AND YOU'RE IN" FOR LONGINES BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC

08/24/2020

Preakness Becomes First Triple Crown Race to Join Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series

Voodoo Valley Gives Trujillo First Career Training Win Saturday

08/22/2020
Juvenile Filly Proper Attire Looks Sharp in Maiden Sprint Triumph
Sophomore Stakes Trio Among Saturday Workers at Laurel Park
 
LAUREL, MD – Ejetero LLC’s Voodoo Valley tracked pacesetting Chuck’s Dream into mid-stretch, surged to the lead inside the eighth pole and drew off by 2 ¼ lengths to give ex-jockey Elvis Trujillo his first career victory as a trainer in Saturday’s second race at Laurel Park.
 

Juvenile Filly Kewpie Doll Sprints to Maiden Triumph Friday

08/21/2020
Fille d’Esprit Gives Lyapustina First Victory Since Aug. 8 Spill
Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Saturday’s Nine-Race Program
 
LAUREL, MD – Maxis Stable’s 2-year-old filly Kewpie Doll, third first time out in an out-of-town turf stakes earlier this month, returned to graduate with a flourish in her home track debut Friday at Laurel Park.
 

Three Tickets Each Worth $47,117 in Friday's Stronach 5

08/21/2020
Longshots Return $50.20 and $53.40
 
LAUREL, MD – There were only three winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, and each was worth $47,117.10.
 
The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool, featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, and two of the five races in the Stronach 5 produced $50 winners.
 

G2 Black-Eyed Susan to be Part of Preakness Day Festivities

08/21/2020
96th Edition of Prestigious 3-Year-Old Filly Stakes Saturday, Oct. 3
50th Pimlico Special (G3) Friday, Oct. 2 
 
BALTIMORE – Maryland’s most prestigious race for 3-year-old fillies, the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2), will contest its 96th renewal this year as part of the Preakness Day program Saturday, Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course.
 

Arch Cat Pounces Late to Upset Laurel Thursday Feature

08/20/2020
Mona Luna Eclipses Field to Register Maiden Special Triumph
Stakes-Placed Hall Pass Hands Bull Shark First Career Loss
 
LAUREL, MD – Burns Thoroughbred Racing’s Arch Cat, back in Maryland for the first time since being narrowly beaten in a pair of stakes over the winter, surged ahead in the final strides to upset multiple stakes-winning favorite Laki by a neck in Thursday’s feature at Laurel Park.
 

Four Scheduled on the Turf in Stronach 5

08/20/2020
$100,000 Guaranteed Pool
Video: All-Star Ticket $108
 
LAUREL, MD – Four races scheduled on the turf and a $100,000 guaranteed pool highlight Friday’s Stronach 5.
 
The popular wager, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature three races from Laurel Park and one each from Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.
 

‘I Can Eat Pizza:’ Rider-Turned-Trainer Trujillo Enjoying Career Change

08/19/2020
Jockey Lauralea Glaser ‘Riding the Wave’ During Laurel Summer Meet
Stakes-Quality Sprint Headlines Thursday’s Return of Live Racing
Maryland’s First 2-Year-Old Turf Race of 2020 Set for Saturday
 
LAUREL, MD – For the first time in more than two years, Elvis Trujillo’s name is back in the racing program. But don’t look for it in the usual place.