Fall Festival of Racing Draws 159 Nominations for Five Stakes
Juveniles Showcased in $150,000 Laurel Futurity and Selima Live Racing Returns to Laurel with 10-Race Program Thursday LAUREL, MD – Undefeated stakes winners Epic Luck, Koala Princess and Turnerloose and Grade 3-placed Portfolio Company are among the nominees to a pair of juvenile stakes that headline the Fall Festival of Racing Saturday, Oct. 2 at […]
Friday’s Stronach 5 Offers Large Fields and Strong ROI
Low 12-Percent Takeout, Races from Gulfstream, Laurel & Golden Gate LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, which continues to offer a strong return on investment with generous payouts and a low 12-percent takeout, offers large, competitive fields Friday from Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields. Last week’s Stronach 5 had four horses return […]
Captain Bombastic Turns Away Competition in Polynesian
Second Stakes Win of the Day for Asmussen, Lynch LAUREL, MD – Team Hanley’s Captain Bombastic, a New York-bred son of Forty Tales trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Feargal Lynch, pulled away from Grade 1 winner Roadster down the stretch to win the $100,000 Polynesian Saturday at Laurel Park. A 10-1 longshot, Captain […]
Jalen Journey Declared Winner of $200,000 De Francis Dash (G3)
First-Place Finisher Wondrwherecraigis Disqualified for Interference LAUREL, MD – It wasn’t the way they drew it up on paper, but Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen’s Jalen Journey picked up his first career stakes victory Saturday at Laurel Park following the disqualification of first-place finisher and 4-5 favorite Wondrwherecraigis in the $200,000 Frank J. De Francis […]
Emotional Victory for Hello Beautiful in $100,000 Weather Vane
Dreamalildreamofu Catches Artful Splatter Late in $100,000 Twixt LAUREL, MD – With her regular rider on crutches and watching from the grandstand, Hello Beautiful provided Sheldon Russell with a spectacular get-well gift as she rolled to a popular and emotional 10 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Weather Vane at Laurel Park. The second running of […]
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 […]
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 […]
