Live Racing at Laurel Park Canceled on Saturday
Racing resumes on Friday, March 13. LAUREL, MD—Laurel Park has canceled the race card scheduled for Saturday, March 14, due to insufficient entries. All races originally scheduled for Saturday will be moved to Sunday, March 15, as overnight extras. Live racing at Laurel Park resumes on Friday, March 13, with an eight-race program featuring two […]
Trainer Jamie Ness Wins Three Races
Pont Aven earns 5% Maryland Million Maiden Bonus LAUREL, MD—Trainer Jamie Ness enjoyed a successful Sunday afternoon at Laurel Park, winning three races, highlighted by Badge of War’s well-earned victory in the featured seventh, a first-level allowance for 4-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles. Ness’s banner day started in the third race, as Golden […]
Quint’s Brew Denies Blue Kingdom in Not For Love
Takethemoneyhoney Too Good in ConniverTrainer Annette Eubanks wins 500th race LAUREL, MD—Although Quint’s Brew won two stakes races last year with jockey Mychel Sanchez and took the Jennings Stakes on January 17 with Yedsit Hazlewood, trainer Ned Allard said earlier this week that he believed Forest Boyce “would fit this horse to a T.” “He’s […]
Hixon Kicks Away in Friday Feature
Tasty Time earns 5% Maryland Million Maiden Bonus LAUREL, MD—“He was strong through the wire today,” jockey Sheldon Russell said as he guided Hixon to the winner’s circle after Friday’s featured seventh race at Laurel Park, a $49,000 first-level allowance for 3-year-olds at one mile. Hixon, a 3-year-old Maryland-bred gelding by Hoppertunity, demonstrated professionalism and […]
Quint’s Brew Looks to Rebound in Not For Love
Takethemoneyhoney favored in Conniver LAUREL, MD—Paul Berube, Karen Linnell, and Heather Hunter’s Quint’s Brew is listed as the even-money favorite on Horse Racing Nation’s Ed DeRosa’s morning line for Saturday’s $100,000 Not For Love Stakes for 4-year-olds and up, racing six furlongs at Laurel Park. The Not For Love is one of two stakes races […]
Xcellent Start Produces Strong Finish
Gorham and Mena team up for a natural double$6,876 carryover into Friday’s late “Value Pick 5Maryland Million Maiden Bonus Program Rewards Two Winners LAUREL, MD—Xcellent Start rallied strongly on the inside under jockey Fredy Peltroche to upset Sunday’s featured seventh race at Laurel Park, a $40,000 optional claiming event for 4-year-olds and up at 1 […]
Cairo Surprise Returns Running in Saturday Feature
Cruz, Hazlewood each win two races LAUREL, MD—It could be argued that Cairo Surprise beat himself in his final start of 2025, the South Mountain Stakes on November 26 at Penn National. That evening, Cairo Surprise shrugged off a pace rival, emerged with a stretch lead, then ducked out under Angel Cruz’s left-handed urging. That […]
Pay Billy Cashes Friday’s Feature
LAUREL, MD—At this time last year, RKTN Racing’s Pay Billy was about to embark on a journey that would lead him to victory in Laurel Park’s Private Terms Stakes and Federico Tesio Stakes. Those wins stamped Pay Billy as the Mid-Atlantic region’s top 3-year-old and earned him a spot in the 2025 Preakness Stakes field. […]
Grayson’s Girl Passes Them All in Sunday Feature
Yedsit Hazlewood wins three more races LAUREL, MD—“She likes this track,” jockey Jevian Toledo told trainer Brittany Russell after Grayson’s Girl rallied to win Sunday’s eighth race at Laurel Park, a $53,000 allowance for fillies and mares at six furlongs. The Laurel Park main track was soaked by rain all day, but that didn’t faze […]
Taj Mahal Takes Miracle Wood Thriller
Peach Tie a comfortable Wide Country winner LAUREL, MD—Earlier this week, trainer Brittany Russell was asked about running impressive debut winner Taj Mahal back in only 15 days for Saturday’s $100,000 Miracle Wood Stakes, a one-turn mile race for 3-year-olds at Laurel Park. “It’s definitely not a move for me to run one back this […]
