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 […]
Friday’s Stronach 5: Three Tracks & Five Races in Less Than an Hour
Low 12-Percent Takeout LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, featuring a low 12-percent takeout, makes stops Friday at Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields with full fields and two races scheduled for the turf. The popular wager begins at approximately 4:18 ET at Laurel and concludes less than an hour later at Golden […]
G1 Winner Roadster Continues Comeback in $100,000 Polynesian
Hall of Famer Mike Smith to Ride Dreamalildreamofu Chasing Second Stakes Win in $100,000 Twixt Among Four Stakes Worth $500,000 on De Francis (G3) Day Card LAUREL, MD – Speedway Stables’ Grade 1 winner and one-time Triple Crown contender Roadster will be making just his fifth start in the last two years and first on […]
Wondrwherecraigis Targets Graded Score in De Francis Dash (G3)
Defending Champion Laki, G1-Placed Jalen Journey Among Rivals Six-Furlong Sprint Headlines Four Stakes Worth $500,000 Saturday LAUREL, MD – With two straight wins under his belt including a long-awaited first stakes triumph and returning to a track where he has yet to lose, the timing is ideal for Wondrwherecraigis to step back into graded company […]
Jockey Sheldon Russell to Have Surgery on Injured Right Foot
Journeyman Leads All Maryland Riders in Purses Won in 2021 LAUREL, MD – Sheldon Russell, the top money-winning jockey in Maryland this year, will have surgery to repair an injury to his right foot suffered in a pre-race spill Sept. 9 at Laurel Park. Russell, 34, got the news Monday after visiting Dr. Jacob Wisbeck, […]
Jalen Journey Making Trip to Laurel for De Francis Dash (G3)
G1-Placed 6-Year-Old Works Sunday for $200,000 Sprint Sept. 18 Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Friday, Sept. 17 Program LAUREL, MD – A three-furlong blowout Sunday morning put the finishing touches on Grade 1-placed Jalen Journey’s preparations for the $200,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) Sept. 18 at Laurel Park. Rockingham Ranch […]
De Francis (G3) Next Stop for ‘Craig’ Following Saturday Breeze
Six-Furlong Sprint Headlines Four Stakes Worth $500,000 Sept. 18 Favored Matta Sprints to Saturday Feature Triumph on Turf LAUREL, MD – It’s on to the $200,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) for newly minted stakes winner Wondrwherecraigis, who tuned up for his return to graded competition with an easy half-mile breeze Saturday morning […]
Stronach Returns and Rewards Three Bettors with a $24,266 Payoff
LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5 returned Friday after a five-month break and there were three winning tickets each worth $24,266.70. Once again, the Stronach 5 continues to show a strong return on investment with two favorites winning and the longest shot returning $21.60. The sequence began with four consecutive turf races and Gulfstream’s fifth […]
Foot Injury Sidelines Multiple Meet Champion Rider Russell
Home Brew Unleashes Late Kick to Capture Career Debut Friday LAUREL, MD – Champion jockey Sheldon Russell, ranked second by wins among Maryland riders this year, will be out indefinitely with a foot injury suffered during Thursday’s opening day program finale at Laurel Park. Russell, 34, was hurt after being dropped by Little Bit of […]
Maryland Million on Radar for Stakes Winner Cynergy’s Star
Frosty Brew, Kit Keller Make Winning Debuts LAUREL, MD – Bonuccelli Racing’s Cynergy’s Star, front-running winner of the Timonium Juvenile Aug. 29 to cap a busy slate of three races in 27 days, will get a breather before being pointed to the 36th Jim McKay Maryland Million program Oct. 23 at Laurel Park. Trainer Kenny […]
