Racing News

Friday's Stronach 5 Returns $17,678

06/12/2020

LAUREL, MD – Eight bettors with all five winners in Friday’s Stronach 5 were each rewarded with a winning ticket of $17,678.20.

The Stronach 5 kicked off with Laurel’s eighth race, won by the Mike Trombetta-trained No More Lady ($15.80). Gulfstream’s 10th race, the second leg of the sequence, produced another price with the win of the Mark Casse-trained Meadow Beauty ($24.20).

G1 Winner Sharing Works Friday Ahead of Royal Ascot Trip

06/12/2020

Maryland-Bred Won First Career Stakes Last Fall at Laurel Park
Rainbow 6, Pick 5, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Saturday Program
Jockeys McCarthy, Russell Combine to Win Six of 10 Races Friday

LAUREL, MD – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gainesway Stable’s Grade 1 filly Sharing, who first became a stakes winner last fall at Laurel Park, punched her ticket to Royal Ascot with a six-furlong breeze Friday morning, trainer Graham Motion said.

'I Fought it Off:' Duarte Overcomes Virus to Resume Training

06/11/2020

Sends Out Stakes Winner Introduced for Laurel Feature Saturday
Live Racing Returns Friday with Full Fields, Carryovers, Stronach 5

LAUREL, MD – As out of state horsemen are welcomed back to Laurel Park this weekend for the first time since live racing returned to Maryland late last month, no one is happier than Jorge Duarte Jr.

Friday's Stronach 5 Features 4 Races on the Turf

06/10/2020
$100,000 Guaranteed Pool
Races from Laurel, Gulfstream, Santa Anita and Golden Gate
 
LAUREL, MD – Four of the five races making up Friday’s Stronach 5 will be turf races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park.
 
Along with the four turf races, there will be a $100,000 guaranteed pool and an industry-low 12-percent takeout.
 

American Sailor Sprints to Laurel Feature Triumph Monday

06/08/2020

8-Year-Old Defeats Five Fellow Stakes Winners for 14th Career Victory
Live Racing Returns With 10-Race Program Friday, June 12

LAUREL, MD – Left alone to set brisk but comfortable fractions by his standards, Raj Jagnanan’s 8-year-old stakes winner American Sailor cruised to his 14th career victory and first in nearly a year with a front-running one-length triumph Monday at Laurel Park.

Seven Stakes Winners in Laurel Turf Feature Monday

06/07/2020

10-Race Program has Carryovers in Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5
Five Races Scheduled on the Turf

LAUREL, MD – Seven stakes winners are among a field of 12 turf sprinters in a third-level optional claimer that highlight a 10-race program Monday afternoon at Laurel Park.

The feature is one of five races scheduled over Laurel’s turf course.

First race post time is 12:40 p.m.

Multiple Stakes Winner Lebda Nominated to Triple Crown

06/05/2020
Friday’s Rainbow 6 Solved for $36,714 Jackpot Payout
Jockey Alex Cintron Registers Friday Hat Trick
 
LAUREL, MD – Euro Stable’s multiple 3-year-old stakes winner Lebda, based at Laurel Park with trainer Claudio Gonzalez, is among 22 horses made a late nomination to the 2020 Triple Crown.
 

Stronach 5 Has 71 Winning Tickets, Each Worth $1,918

06/05/2020
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Golden Gate Fields and Santa Anita Park, returned Friday with 71 winning tickets each worth $1,918.90.
 
The largest price in the sequence came in Laurel’s eighth race, the third leg of the sequence, when Outofthepark returned $15.60. The final two legs of the sequence from Golden Gate and Santa Anita were won by favorites.
 

Laurel to Begin Accepting Out of Town Shippers June 12

06/05/2020
Owners Allowed to Watch Their Horses Race Starting Saturday
 
LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park will begin accepting out of town horses for its live race programs beginning Friday, June 12, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.
 
Shippers coming in to Laurel may be accompanied by one trainer and one groom only, and must report to the track’s receiving barn.
 

Off to Hot Start, Jockey Toledo Approaching 1,000-Win Milestone

06/04/2020

Triple Carryovers Worth Nearly $136,000 for Friday Program
Stronach 5 Returns Friday with $100,000 Guaranteed Pool

LAUREL, MD – More than just restarting his march to a milestone, the return of live racing in Maryland has journeyman rider Jevian Toledo extremely grateful to be back at work.

“It feels really good. I feel blessed that we have racing, because some places haven’t started yet,” Toledo said. “We have to be thankful that we have started already.”