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Teen Phenom

09/07/2021

How 18-Year-Old Charlie Marquez Became Maryland’s Leading Rider
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LAUREL, MD – Idle time is something rare for Charlie Marquez these days. When the teenage riding sensation somehow managed a three-hour break between mounts over closing weekend of historic Pimlico Race Course’s Preakness Meet, he took the opportunity to shut off his cell phone and turn off his mind.

Nine Races for Sept. 9 Opening Day Program at Laurel Park

09/07/2021

First Live Card at Laurel Since April 11
National Weekly Stronach 5 Wager Returns with Laurel Fall Meet

LAUREL, MD – A total of 88 horses were entered in nine races, five over a newly reconstructed main track and four on its world-class turf course, as live racing makes its return to Laurel Park Thursday, Sept. 9.

$200,000 De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Attracts 25 Nominations

09/05/2021

Defending Champ Laki, G1 winners Jackie’s Warrior, Yaupon Among Noms
Laurel Park to Host Four Stakes Worth $500,000 in Purses Saturday, Sept. 18

LAUREL, MD – Defending champion Laki and Grade 1 winners Jackie’s Warrior and Yaupon are among 25 accomplished older sprinters nominated to the $200,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Saturday, Sept. 18 at Laurel Park.

Preakness Meet Ends Sunday with Gonzalez, Marquez on Top

08/22/2021

17th Title for Veteran Trainer, First Career Title for Teenage Rider
Multiple Stakes Winner Harpers First Ride Getting Time Off
Laurel Grandstand Open During State Fair Meet Aug. 26-Sept. 6

LAUREL, MD – Pimlico Race Course brought the curtain down on its extended Preakness Meet Sunday with veteran Claudio Gonzalez and teenage sensation Charlie Marquez formally wrapping up their respective titles as leading trainer and jockey.

Jaxon Traveler Cruises to $75,000 Star de Naskra Victory

08/21/2021

Good-Looking Win for Malibu Beauty in $75,000 Miss Disco
Somekindofmagician Becomes Stakes Winner in $75,000 Find
Kiss the Girl Finds Grass Stakes Success in $75,000 All Brandy

LAUREL, MD – West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner’s Jaxon Traveler added a third stakes win to his resume, the second in his home state of Maryland, with a professional three-length triumph in Saturday’s $75,000 Star de Naskra at historic Pimlico Race Course.

H P Moon Impresses Saturday in Delayed Career Debut

08/21/2021

2-Year-Old Malibu Moon Ridgling Romps by 9 ¾ Lengths

LAUREL, MD – It was worth the wait.

K E M Racing Stable and Five Hellions Farm’s H P Moon, scratched at the gate from a planned debut last month at Saratoga, ran up to the hype in his highly anticipated debut Saturday at historic Pimlico Race Course.

11-Time Stakes Winner Anna's Bandit Retired from Racing

08/20/2021

Tribute to 7-Year-Old Mare During 37th Maryland Million Oct. 23

LAUREL, MD – No Guts No Glory Farm’s 7-year-old mare Anna’s Bandit, whose resume includes 11 stakes wins at three different tracks in two states as well as purse earnings of $806,655 over six seasons, has been retired from racing and will become a broodmare.

Alwaysmining Looking to Make New Mark in $75,000 Find

08/19/2021

Stakes Winner Kiss the Girl Targets $75,000 All Brandy
Among Four Stakes on Saturday’s Maryland Pride Day Program

LAUREL, MD – Runnymoore Racing’s Alwaysmining made his mark on dirt, capturing multiple stakes at 2, 3 and 4 and taking a brief trip on the 2019 Triple Crown trail. Given a new trainer and surface, the connections are hoping to rediscover his winning ways starting with Saturday’s $75,000 Find at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Street Lute Chasing Eighth Stakes Win in $75,000 Miss Disco

08/18/2021

Among Four Stakes on Saturday’s Maryland Pride Day Program

LAUREL, MD – Lucky 7 Stables’ Street Lute, unsuccessful in her first try on grass and against her elders last month, returns to face her own kind on a more familiar surface in search of an eighth career stakes victory in Saturday’s $75,000 Miss Disco at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Jaxon Traveler Back on Dirt for $75,000 Star de Naskra

08/18/2021

One of Four Stakes Worth $300,000 on Maryland Pride Day

LAUREL, MD – After back-to-back tries on grass and synthetic, West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner’s multiple stakes winner Jaxon Traveler will return to both the dirt and his home state in Saturday’s $75,000 Star de Naskra at historic Pimlico Race Course.