Racing News

Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show Placed on Hiatus

LAUREL, MD – The Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show, which showcases retired Thoroughbreds in as many as 20 classes, has been placed on hiatus, the Maryland Jockey Club announced Sunday.

Maryland Jockey Club President and General Manager Sal Sinatra and Vice President of Racing Development, Georganne Hale, said they are looking at different times during the calendar year to hold the event in 2020 as well as different locations.

Late Night Pow Wow Makes it Nine Straight in Barbara Fritchie

$250,000 Sprint Anchored Five Stakes, Two Graded, Worth $800,000 in Purses

LAUREL, MD – Breeze Easy’s Late Night Pow Wow extended her win streak to nine races in dramatic fashion, turning away defending champion Ms Locust Point and holding off Grade 1 winner Spiced Perfection to win the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3) by a head Saturday at Laurel Park.

Total Handle Up 62 Percent on Laurel’s Winter Carnival

Fritchie (G3), General George (G3) Highlight Fives Stakes

LAUREL, MD – Saturday’s Winter Carnival at Laurel Park, featuring the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3) and $250,000 General George (G3), generated a total handle of $4.338 million, up 62 percent from last year with one less race.
    
Last year’s total handle on the day of the Winter Carnival was $2.668 million. In-state handle swelled 57.7 percent.
    

Bonus Points Gets it Done in John B. Campbell

Among Five Stakes, Two Graded, Worth $800,000 in Purses

LAUREL, MD – Three Diamonds Farm’s Bonus Points, trailing all but one horse after a half-mile, swept to the lead on the far outside and outfought favored Monongahela through the stretch to win Saturday’s $100,000 John B. Campbell presented by Fidelity First at Laurel Park.

Patterson Wins First Stakes with Uncontested in General George (G3)

LAUREL, MD – Saddling just her 18th starter as a trainer and first in a stakes race, Jenn Patterson admitted she “definitely had tears in my eyes” when Uncontested, owned by Robert LaPenta and Harry Rosenblum, went nearly gate-to-wire to win the $250,000 General George Saturday afternoon at Laurel Park.

Alwaysmining Wins Miracle Wood for Fourth Consecutive Victory

Las Setas Goes Wire-to-Wire in Wide Country

LAUREL, MD – Runnymede Racing LLC’s Alwaysmining won his fourth consecutive race and third consecutive stakes with a 4 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Miracle Wood presented by Blackwell Real Estate at Laurel Park.

A 3-year-old gelded son of Stay Thirsty, trained by Kelly Rubley and ridden by Daniel Centeno, Alwaysmining covered the mile in 1:35.27. Gray Magician, who shipped from California, finished second by a nose over Tybalt.

Stronach 5 Carryover for Friday, Feb. 22

Total Pool Expected to Swell to More than $500,000
                      
LAUREL, MD – With no winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, the national pick 5 wager with an industry-low 12-percent takeout is expected to climb to more than $500,000 Friday, Feb. 22.

The carryover going into next Friday’s is $169,305.51.

Video: Migliore, Mailloux Preview Saturday’s Winter Carnival

$100,000 Maryland Racing Media Stakes Tops Feb. 18 Holiday Program
Rockinn On Bye Chasing Elusive Stakes Win in General George (G3)
My Cousin Martha Tries Graded Company in Barbara Fritchie (G3)

LAUREL, MD – Analysts Richard Migliore and Ashley Mailloux preview Saturday’s $800,000 Winter Carnival Day at Laurel Park, highlighted by the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3) and $250,000 General George (G3).
   

Laurel to Enhance Coverage of Saturday’s Winter Carnival

Races to be Streamed in English and Spanish
Migliore, Mailloux Join Salter and Tullock to Provide Trackside Coverage
Fritchie (G3), General George (G3) Part of Five-Stakes Program

    
LAUREL, MD - Laurel Park’s annual Winter Carnival, featuring the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3) and $250,000 General George (G3), will have enhanced coverage and exposure Saturday afternoon, Feb 16.

Late Night Pow Wow Taking Connections on Ride of a Lifetime

G3-Winning Filly Seeks Ninth Straight in $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3)

LAUREL, MD – It took more than three decades for trainer Javier Contreras to become an overnight sensation. A regular on the Laurel Park backstretch in the early 2000s, the 60-year-old native of Mexico won more races and purse money in 2018 than in any single season of his career, now in its 35th year.