Racing News

Friday’s Stronach 5 Has 241 Winners

Each Winner Receives $565.70
 
 
LAUREL, MD - There were 241 bettors each receiving $565.70 for hitting Friday’s Stronach 5. 
 
The Stronach 5 featured racing from Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Laurel Park as well as two turf races.
 

Late Night Pow Wow Rolls in $100,000 What a Summer

General Downs Charges to Victory in $100,000 Native Dancer
Home Run Maker Hits One Out in $100,000 Fire Plug
Timeless Curls Gets First Stakes Win in $100,000 Nellie Morse
 
LAUREL, MD – Breeze Easy LLC’s Grade 3 winner Late Night Pow Wow earned a return trip to graded-stakes competition by galloping to her eighth consecutive victory in Saturday’s $100,000 What a Summer at Laurel Park.
 

Trio of Jockeys Escape Serious Injury from Laurel Spill

Karamanos Returns to Ride on Saturday’s Stakes-Filled Program
McCarthy, Torres Off Mounts, Hopeful to Return Next Week

LAUREL, MD – Journeyman riders Horacio Karamanos, Trevor McCarthy and Jomar Torres each escaped serious injury following a three-horse spill in Friday’s sixth race at Laurel Park.

All three riders were taken to the hospital for evaluation and released later that night. Karamanos was at Laurel Saturday morning and was scheduled to ride Devine Mischief in the $100,000 What a Summer Stakes.

Anna’s Bandit Speeds to Feature Win Thursday at Laurel

Jockey McCarthy Enjoys Three-Win Afternoon

LAUREL, MD – No Guts No Glory Farm’s Anna’s Bandit, a three-time stakes winner in 2018, kicked off her 5-year-old season Thursday with a front-running five-length victory in the featured seventh race at Laurel Park.

With Xavier Perez up for breeder-trainer Jerry Robb, and narrowly favored at 2-1, Anna’s Bandit ($6.40) was timed in 1:20.28 for 5 ½ furlongs over a fast main track in the $47,000 third-level optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares 4 and up.

38 Winners in Friday’s Stronach 5

Each Take Home $3,864 
 
LAUREL, MD – There were 38 winners in Friday’s Stronach 5, each receiving $3,864.50.
 
The Stronach 5, a national Pick 5 with a $50,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout, started with Tiger Eyes ($11) winning the ninth race at Laurel Park and ended with the game Washington-bred Gray Gem ($10.20) winning the final leg at Golden Gate Fields.
 
There was $165,844 bet into the Stronach 5. 

Jockeys Taken to Hospital Following Three-Horse Spill

Moon Virginia Eclipses Field in Laurel Friday Feature
Quartet of $100,000 Stakes Highlight Saturday Program
 
LAUREL, MD – Jockeys Trevor McCarthy, Horacio Karamanos and Jomar Torres were each taken to the hospital for evaluation following a three-horse spill during Friday’s sixth race.
 

Late Night Pow Wow Goes for Eight Straight in $100,000 What a Summer

Pletcher Looking to Score ‘Points’ in $100,000 Native Dancer
Home Run Maker Taking His Cut in $100,000 Fire Plug
Timeless Curls Making Stakes Debut in $100,000 Nellie Morse
 
LAUREL, MD – Breeze Easy LLC’s Grade 3 winner Late Night Pow Wow will face five rivals in her bid for a fifth straight stakes victory and eighth consecutive win overall in Saturday’s $100,000 What a Summer at Laurel Park.
 

Stronach 5 Stops at Four Tracks Friday, $50,000 Guaranteed Pool

Turf Races from Gulfstream, Santa Anita 
 
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, featuring a $50,000 guaranteed pool and industry-low 12-percent takeout, will travel from Maryland to South Florida to California Friday afternoon.
 

Maryland Jockey Club Offering Stakes Incentive to Horsemen

Entry, Starting Fee Waived for Grade 1 Winners
 
LAUREL, MD – In preparation for this weekend’s kickoff at Laurel Park, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today an incentive program for graded-stakes winners that participate in its stakes schedule for the 2019 season.
 

Jockey LaBarre Earns First Pro Win Saturday at Laurel

Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Sunday Program
            
LAUREL, MD – Ejetero LLC’s Empire Panther took the lead at the top of the stretch and held off a late challenge from Ash n’ Em to give jockey Rebecca LaBarre her first professional victory Saturday at Laurel Park.