Hello Beautiful Looks Tough to Beat in $100,000 Weather Vane

Among Four Stakes Worth $500,000 on De Francis (G3) Program LAUREL, MD – Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stables and Magic City Stables’ Maryland-bred Hello Beautiful, unraced six earning her sixth career stakes victory to close July, is set to return as the horse to beat in Saturday’s $100,000 Weather Vane at Laurel […]

Stronach 5 Returns $1,922 with Two Even Money Favorites

Four of Five Winners Return $8 or Less LAUREL, MD –Even with the Stronach 5 having two winners paying $4 and another two returning $8 or under, the popular wager Friday returned $1,922.20 to each of the 40 winning tickets. The biggest price on the cross-country wager with a low 12-percent takeout was $14.20. Friday’s […]

Hall of Famer Smith Making Rare Laurel Appearance Saturday

Will Ride G1 Winner Roadster in $100,000 Polynesian LAUREL, MD – His Hall of Fame career has taken jockey Mike Smith quite literally around the world. His next stop – and first in more than 14 ½ years – brings the affable 56-year-old to Laurel Park. Based in California since 2000, Smith will be in […]