Costa Linda Dominates First Maryland Juvenile Race This Year
Jean Valjean redeems himself in the co-featured seventh race LAUREL, MD—Xavier Perez experienced the full gamut of emotions at Laurel Park on Friday afternoon. As Costa Linda cruised under the wire 7¾ lengths in front in the second race, the first 2-year-old heat of the year in Maryland, Perez pumped his right fist and let […]
National Thoroughbred League Kicks Off 2026 Season On Saturday
LAUREL, MD—The New York Knights seek a repeat victory in Maryland as the National Thoroughbred League (NTL) kicks off its 2026 season at Laurel Park on Saturday afternoon. The NTL, now in its fourth season, is a first-of-its-kind racing league that reimagines America’s oldest spectator sport in a team-based professional format. By prioritizing industry participation, […]
Nick’s Notion Rallies Powerfully at Laurel Park
Paco the Taco Man repeats in the co-featured seventh race LAUREL, MD— “She’s spicy,” co-owner Nancy Rizer said in the winner’s circle Sunday afternoon after Nick’s Notion made a strong late run to win Laurel Park’s co-featured eighth race, a $48,000 state-bred or state-sired allowance for fillies and mares at one mile on the All […]
Rerun Table Wires Them in Saturday Feature
It’s a Toledo Triple! LAUREL, MD—Jockey Joe Rocco Jr. and trainer John Salzman Jr. have a long history. “He was my agent twenty years ago, back when his dad had Xtra Heat,” Rocco said after guiding Rerun Table to a gate-to-wire triumph in Saturday’s featured eighth race, a $50,000 optional claimer for 3-year-old fillies at […]
Too Many Kisses Scores Friday Feature
Forest Boyce rides two winners LAUREL, MD—Tim Keefe has shown great patience with Too Many Kisses, and the seasoned mare rewarded her trainer on Friday with a solid 2 ½ length victory in Laurel Park’s ninth race, a second-level allowance for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles. Too Many Kisses broke well from the […]
Tickets Available for “Fair Hill Turf Showcase”
Flat and steeplechase programs at Fair Hillon Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25 LAUREL, MD—The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC) today released ticketing and pricing details for the upcoming “Fair Hill Turf Showcase” at Fair Hill in Elkton, Maryland, on Sunday, May 24, and on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. General admission to each day […]
Renegade 10-1 Morning Line Favorite for Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager
Special pool opens at noon ET on April 24 LAUREL, MD—The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC), in conjunction with 1/ST Racing, today announced the field and morning line odds for the Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager. This separate wagering pool offers “WIN” wagers on the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park on May 16. There are 40 […]
TMJC Statement on CDI’s Acquisition of Preakness Intellectual Property
Preakness Stakes to be held at Pimlico beginning in 2027 LAUREL, MD—The Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA), in partnership with the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) and The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC), is overseeing the transformation of Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, into a year-round racing facility, and acquiring Laurel Park to serve […]
Zevon Wires the Field in Sunday Co-Feature at Laurel Park
Majorca wins again for Eubanks LAUREL, MD—A little time, love, and tenderness from owner-breeder Mary Voss and trainer Danielle Hodsdon transformed Zevon from a surly young horse into a successful equine athlete. “They sent him to me because he couldn’t get on a trailer,” Hodsdon said after Zevon wired the field in Sunday’s co-featured fifth […]
Taj Mahal Earns Way Into Preakness Stakes
Cruise the Nile notches first stakes victory in Henry S. Clark“Barn favorite” Outlaw Kid reigns in the King T. Leatherbury Stakes LAUREL, MD—Taj Mahal earned his way into the Grade 1, $2,000,000 Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, with a dominant performance Saturday in the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes for 3-year-olds at […]
