LAUREL PARK REOPENS FOR TRAINING AHEAD OF FALL MEET
Multi-Million-Dollar Dirt Track Remodel Completed On Schedule LAUREL, MD (August 10, 2021) – The four-month reconstruction of Laurel Park’s dirt surface, which included the replacement of the cushion, base and substructure, officially ended Tuesday morning on schedule when horses once again began training over the track. The multi-million-dollar track renovation by the Maryland Jockey Club […]
Impressive Stakes Winner Alwaysinahurry Tuning Up for Return
$75,000 Star de Naskra Aug. 21 at Pimlico Among Options for 3YO Live Racing Returns with Nine-Race Program Friday, Aug. 13 LAUREL, MD – Mopo Racing’s Alwaysinahurry is set to return to action later this month for the first time since his impressive upset victory over Grade 3-winning favorite Mighty Mischief in the July 4 […]
Jockey Silvera Expected to Have Regular Maryland Presence in Fall
Hello Beautiful Thriving, Out of Sorts Steps Up in G3 Saratoga Oaks Live Action Returns Friday with Eight Races, Rainbow 6 Carryover LAUREL, MD – Jockey Ruben Silvera, far and away the leading rider at Parx this year, may soon be bringing his talent to Maryland on a more regular basis. The 33-year-old Panama native […]
Midwest Shipper ‘Mucho’ the Best in $100,000 Challedon
G1-Placed 5-Year-Old Notches First Career Stakes Victory LAUREL, MD – A nose kept from him becoming a first-time stakes winner in his previous start, but there would be no denying WSS Racing and 4G Racing’s Mucho the honor against a salty field in Saturday’s $100,000 Challedon at historic Pimlico Race Course. The 35th running of […]
Harpers First Ride Defends $100,000 Deputed Testamony Title
G3 Winner Earns Fifth Career Stakes Victory by 1 ½ Lengths LAUREL, MD – GMP Stables, Arnold Bennewith and Cypress Creek Equine’s Grade 3 winner Harpers First Ride coasted to an easy lead early then dug in under a late challenge from favored Magic Michael to defend his title by 1 ½ lengths in Saturday’s […]
Russell Reaches 1,500 Win Milestone in $100,000 Alma North
Jockey Guides 1-9 Favorite Hello Beautiful to 3 ¾-Length Score LAUREL, MD – Jockey Sheldon Russell celebrated his 1,500th career victory in style Saturday, guiding Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stables and Magic City Stables’ Hello Beautiful to a popular 3 ¾-length score in the $100,000 Alma North at historic Pimlico Race Course. […]
Bargain Buy Paisley Singing Lands in $100,000 Alma North
First of Three Stakes Worth $300,000 in Purses on Saturday Card Jockey Marquez Pads Meet Lead with Riding Double Friday LAUREL, MD – Rather than wait for the state fair meet which opens in late August, trainer Charlie Frock decided to wheel his bargain basement stable star Paisley Singing back in just three weeks for […]
Harpers First Ride Targets Repeat in $100,000 Deputed Testamony
G3 Winner, Leading Trainer Gonzalez Seek 11th Victory Together Saturday LAUREL, MD – GMP Stables, Arnold Bennewith and Cypress Creek Equine’s Grade 3 winner Harpers First Ride and Maryland’s leading trainer Claudio Gonzalez, who celebrated a successful reunion last month, will look to keep their mojo going Saturday in defense of last year’s victory in […]
Hello Beautiful Chasing Sixth Stakes Win in $100,000 Alma North
Maryland-Bred Filly Edged by Undefeated Chub Wagon in Previous Start LAUREL, MD – Racing for the first time in nearly four months, Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stables and Magic City Stables’ Hello Beautiful flashed her multiple stakes-winning form and came within a neck of handing undefeated Chub Wagon her first career loss […]
Laki Looking to Make his Point in $100,000 Challedon
Whereshetoldmetogo Among Rivals in Six-Furlong Sprint LAUREL, MD – The laundry list of accomplishments for Hillside Equestrian Meadows’ Laki includes at least one stakes victory in each of the last five years, seven overall topped by the 2020 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3), a pair of Maryland-bred championships and $825,162 in purse earnings […]
