Union Lake Works Friday for Barbara Fritchie (G3) Feb. 18

Saturday’s El Camino Real Derby Offers Berth in Preakness 148 12:25 Post Time for Saturday’s Live Nine-Race Program at Laurel LAUREL, MD – Steven Schoenfeld’s Grade 2-placed filly Union Lake breezed a half-mile Friday over the Belmont Park training track ahead of a planned start in the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3) Feb. 18 at Laurel […]
Laurel Park Sophomores Among 369 Triple Crown Nominations

B West Joined by Stablemates Prince of Jericho, Circling the Drain Stakes winner Mavilus in Season Debut as Live Racing Returns Friday LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park-based Prince of Jericho and B West, respectively first and third in the Jan. 21 Spectacular Bid, and Circling the Drain were among 369 3-year-olds made eligible during the […]
Millionaire C Z Rocket Tops 36 Nominees for General George (G3)

Grade 3 Winner Yuugiri Among 21 Nominated to Barbara Fritchie (G3) Headline Six Stakes Worth $900,000 in Purses Saturday, Feb. 18 at Laurel LAUREL. MD – Millionaire C Z Rocket and fellow graded-stakes winners Double Crown, Repo Rocks and Weyburn are among 36 accomplished older sprinters nominated to the $250,000 General George (G3) Saturday, Feb. […]
Stakes Winner Plot the Dots Returns in Sunday Feature

12:25 P.M. Post Time for First of Nine Races to Close Weekend LAUREL. MD – Built Wright Stables’ veteran 6-year-old Plot the Dots, who became a stakes winner in dominant fashion last time out, returns as the horse to beat in Sunday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park. Plot the Dots, a gelded son of […]
The Art of Racing Preakness Contest Taking Submissions

Nine on Tap as Live Racing Returns to Laurel Park Friday Nominations Close Saturday for Winter Carnival Stakes Feb. 18 LAUREL, MD – Submissions are now being accepted for The Art of Racing, a partnership between 1/ST Racing, the Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland Institute College of Art seeking original, two-dimensional visual art that […]
Preakness Weekend to Feature 15 Stakes Worth $3.5 Million

148th Preakness (G1), Middle Jewel of Triple Crown, May 20 99th Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for 3YO Fillies on Preakness Eve LAUREL, MD – The 148th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, and 99th renewal of the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) highlights a spectacular weekend of racing featuring 15 stakes, […]
Graded-Stakes Placed Doppelganger Returns Friday at Laurel

Eclipse Finalist Barbosa Back Following Trip to South Florida Special Noon Post Time for Saturday’s Nine-Race Program LAUREL, MD – Multiple graded-stakes placed Doppelganger, unraced since last summer, will launch his comeback Friday running first time for new connections when live racing returns to Laurel Park. Post time for the first of nine races is […]
H P Moon Returns a Winner in Sunday Sprint Feature

Well-Regarded 4YO Ridgling Lasts in First Race in 51 Weeks LAUREL, MD – K E M Racing Stable and Five Hellions Farm’s H P Moon, racing for the first time in 51 weeks, overcame a belated break and the late challenge of Magic Mule to return a winner in Sunday’s featured open allowance sprint at […]
Prince of Jericho Good-Looking Spectacular Bid Winner

Earns First Career Stakes in Seven-Furlong Sprint for 3YOs LAUREL, MD – Michael Dubb and Morris Bailey’s Prince of Jericho, beaten by Coffeewithchris in his stakes debut last month, avenged that loss by pouncing on the co-favorite at the top of the stretch and steadily drawing away to win Saturday’s $100,000 Spectacular Bid by four […]
Factor It In Powers to $100,000 Fire Plug Victory

Fille d’Esprit Rebounds in $100,000 What a Summer Plot the Dots Becomes Stakes Winner in $75,000 Jennings Award Wanted Takes Inside Route to $75,000 Geisha Win LAUREL, MD – Michael Scheffres’ multiple Grade 3-placed Factor It In continued his career-best form Saturday at Laurel Park by cruising to this third stakes victory in five starts, […]