Racing News

Champion Forte Favored in Inaugural Preakness Future Wager

04/27/2023

Advance Betting on Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Begins Friday

LAUREL, MD — Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s multiple Grade 1-winning champion Forte, riding a five-race win streak, has been installed as the 4-1 favorite to open the Maryland Jockey Club’s inaugural Preakness Future Wager.

1/ST RACING AND THE MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB ANNOUNCE RESUMPTION OF TRAINING THURSDAY, APRIL 27

04/26/2023

LIVE RACING EXPECTED SATURDAY, APRIL 29 PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE MARYLAND RACING COMMISSION

LAUREL, MD – Laurel, MD (April 26, 2023) – 1/ST RACING and The Maryland Jockey Club are pleased to announce that training will resume on Thursday, April 27 with live racing expected on Saturday, April 29 pending approval from the Maryland Racing Commission.

1/ST RACING AND THE MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB REACH AGREEMENT WITH MARYLAND THROUGHBRED HORSEMEN’S ASSOCATION REGARDING LAUREL PARK DIRT RACING SURFACE INSPECTION

04/25/2023

LAUREL, MD – 1/ST RACING and the Maryland Jockey Club today reached an agreement with the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association to allow access by Mr. John Passero, a consultant retained by the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, to make an independent inspection of the dirt racing surface at Laurel Park. The inspection will begin promptly, and the parties agree to confer in good faith to review and assess any findings.

Maryland Jockey Club Statement

04/22/2023

Live Racing & Track

LAUREL, MD - The Maryland Jockey Club has cancelled its Thursday, April 27 racing program at Laurel Park due to insufficient entries. The racing office will be open and taking entries Sunday for the Friday, April 28 program.

Statement from the Maryland Jockey Club

04/21/2023

LAUREL, MD - The Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) announced that after consultation with the Maryland Racing Commission, racing will be cancelled this weekend at Laurel Park while MJC works with the Maryland Racing Commission to understand and address any issues of concern raised relating to recent injuries. MJC will also be discussing plans for implementation of updated safety and veterinary protocols similar to those that have been in place in California since 2019 and have proven to significantly reduce the number of equine fatalities during racing and training.

Nimitz Class Seeking Fourth Straight Win in $100,000 Native Dancer

04/20/2023

Moody Woman Chasing First Career Stakes Victory in $100,000 Primonetta

LAUREL, MD – Thomas Coulter’s 4-year-old homebred Nimitz Class, riding a three-stakes win streak, will be favored to make it four in a row in his return to Maryland for Saturday’s $100,000 Native Dancer at Laurel Park.

That’s Right Launching Season in $100,000 King T. Leatherbury

04/20/2023

G3 Winner Tops Competitive Field of Eight in 5 ½-Furlong Turf Sprint

LAUREL, MD – James Shannon Jr.’s That’s Right, front-running winner of the Turf Monster (G3) last fall at Parx, is set to make his season debut against seven rivals including six-time stakes winner Carotari in a highly competitive edition of the $100,000 King T. Leatherbury Saturday at Laurel Park.

G3 Winner English Bee Making Laurel Debut in Henry S. Clark

04/19/2023

Among Five $100,000 Stakes Saturday, Three Scheduled for the Turf

LAUREL, MD –Calumet Farm’s well-traveled multiple stakes-winning homebred English Bee, who has raced at 11 tracks in six states during his career, will add another venue to the list when the 7-year-old gelding makes his Laurel Park debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Henry S. Clark.

Deciding Vote Set to Make Title Defense in $100,000 Dahlia

04/19/2023

G3 Winner Surprisingly Among Rivals in One-Mile Turf Stakes

LAUREL, MD – William Pape’s homebred Deciding Vote, coming off a season where she won the first two stakes of her career and led all horses in the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship Series, will launch her 6-year-old campaign attempting a title defense in Saturday’s $100,000 Dahlia at Laurel Park.

PREAKNESS 148 PARTNERS WITH BALTIMORE’S GUINNESS OPEN GATE BREWERY ON LIMITED EDITION ALE

04/18/2023

Exclusive “Preakness Ale” Beer will be available at Preakness 148, Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Select Baltimore Area Locations