Racing News

Sunny Ridge Shines in $100,000 Richard W. Small

Vault Becomes Stakes Winner in $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go

LAUREL, MD – Dennis A. Drazin’s multiple Grade 3-winning millionaire Sunny Ridge got a ground-saving trip under jockey Trevor McCarthy and split horse in deep stretch to capture the $100,000 Richard W. Small Stakes by three-quarters of a length Saturday at Laurel Park.

Lots of Winners in Friday's Stronach 5

LAUREL, MD – There were 108 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, with each winner receiving $824.90.

Once again, the Stronach 5, featuring races from Laurel Park, Golden Gate Fields and Gulfstream Park as well as an industry-low 12-percent takeout, paid generously when considering the highest payoff was $10.20 and Taste’s Legend, the winner of the second leg from Golden Gate, returned $2.40.

Friday’s races and sequence

G2 Winner Still Having Fun Nominated to Return in $75,000 Bender Memorial

Maryland Spectacular Day Program Dec. 7 Features Calendar, Gift Giveaways

LAUREL, MD – Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable and Terp Racing’s Grade 2 winner Still Having Fun and Runnymede Racing’s Alwaysmining, Maryland’s Triple Crown race contenders the past two years, are both nominated to end layoffs in the $75,000 Howard & Sondra Bender Memorial Saturday, Dec. 7 at Laurel Park.

Fort McHenry Ready for a Battle in Saturday's Smooth Air

Complexifier to Do What He Does Best in Buffalo Man
Juvenile Showcase Kicks Off Gulfstream Stakes Schedule

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Expectations for Fort McHenry were obviously high when Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Tabor bought the son of Tapit for $1.1 million at the 2018 Keeneland September sale.

THIRD ANNUAL RMTC HALTER AUCTION FOR TACTICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM STARTS MONDAY, DECEMBER 2

Beginning at 1 p.m. ET on December 2 and running for one week, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC), an industry 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, will auction off halters of history-making racehorses, stallions and broodmares on its eBay page.

All proceeds from this auction go to the RMTC’s Tactical Research Program, which funds studies focused on the identification and detection of illicit substances impacting racing integrity and safety.

Bonus Points Looks to Recapture Form in $100,000 Richard W. Small

Stablemates Provide Strength in Numbers in $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go

LAUREL, MD – Three Chimneys Farm’s Bonus Points has run some of the best of his 26 career races over the main track at Laurel Park, winning two stakes and placing in three others. Now 5, he returns to his favorite surface Saturday looking to recapture that form in the $100,000 Richard W. Small Stakes.

Amundson Tests Streak in $100,000 Force the Pass City of Laurel

Las Setas Faces 12 in Return for $100,000 Imagining Safely Kept

LAUREL, MD – Barry Schwartz’s Amundson, an impressive winner of his last two races in New York, will step up to stakes company for the first time as he looks to extend his streak in the $100,000 Force the Pass City of Laurel Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.

Opening Day Turf Races at Gulfstream Highlight Friday's Stronach 5

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout
Sequence Includes Races from Laurel and Golden Gate

LAUREL, MD – The Championship Meet begins Friday at Gulfstream Park, and two turf races from the South Florida track will play a key role in solving the popular Stronach 5.

Live Racing Returns with Thanksgiving Holiday Program

Nine Races, Special 11:25 Post Time Thursday, Nov. 28
Food, Drink Specials for Guys’ Day Out, Friday Nov. 29
Four $100,000 Stakes, Stallion Showcase Saturday, Nov. 30

LAUREL, MD – From traditional giveaways and gatherings to competitive racing and multiple stakes, there is something for fans and bettors alike during Thanksgiving weekend at Laurel Park, starting with a special nine-race holiday program Thursday, Nov. 28.

Strong First Half for 2020 Stakes Anchored by 145th Preakness

Total of 38 Stakes, 11 Graded, Worth $6.325 Million Through Mid-May

LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club announced today a total of 38 stakes, 11 graded, worth $6.325 million in purses scheduled through mid-May 2020 at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, highlighted by the 145th running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, May 16.