Graded Winners Tangle in $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson

$75,000 Not For Love, Conniver Supporting Stakes Saturday LAUREL, MD – Double Crown, recently named Maryland’s champion older male of 2023, and fellow graded-stakes winner Magic Michael top a competitive field of seven including three other stakes winners in Saturday’s $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial at Laurel Park. The one-mile Johnson for 4-year-olds and up […]

$100,000 Private Terms for 3-Year-Olds Draws 27 Nominations

Shares March 23 Card with $100,000 Beyond the Wire for 3YO Fillies LAUREL, MD – Thirteen Triple Crown-nominated 3-year-olds including stakes winners Copper Tax, Baytown Chatterbox and Circle P, and the top four finishers from the Feb. 24 Miracle Wood are among 27 nominations to the $100,000 Private Terms Saturday, March 23 at Laurel Park. […]

JOINT STATEMENT BY AMTOTE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

LAUREL, MD – A communications network failure yesterday resulted in wagering disruptions at numerous racetracks and guest locations operating through the Mid-Atlantic hub of AmTote International. Most notably, the Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs had to be run without wagering. The issues were not the result of a tote system failure. Rather, the […]

Caitlin Keil Wins First Career Race Saturday at Laurel Park

3YO Filly Fainor’s Filets Provides Milestone for Owner-Trainer LAUREL, MD – Fainor’s Filets came with a steady run down the center of the track to reel in front-running Kapadokya and pull clear and give owner-trainer Caitlin Keil her first career victory Saturday at Laurel Park. Under Jeiron Barbosa, Fainor’s Filets ($9) completed 5 ½ furlongs […]

Federico Tesio, Weber City Miss Top Laurel Spring Stakes

Nine Stakes Worth $950,000 in Purses During 15-Day Stand Tesio ‘Win and In’ for 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18 Weber City Miss ‘Win and In’ for Black-Eyed Susan (G2) May 17 Winter Heritage Meet Resumes with Nine-Race Card Friday LAUREL, MD – A total of nine stakes worth $950,000 in purses, led by the […]

Maryland Champion Double Crown Tops Harrison Johnson Nominees

Headlines Three Stakes Worth $250,000 in Purses on St. Patrick’s Day Eve LAUREL, MD – Built Wright Stables’ Grade 2 winner Double Crown, recently named Maryland’s champion older male of 2023, and fellow multiple stakes winner and defending champion Nimitz Class are among 30 horses nominated to the $100,00 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Saturday, March […]

1/ST ANNOUNCES $25 MILLION ON THE LINE WITH INTRODUCTION OF NEW RACING SERIES LINKING PREAKNESS 149, CALIFORNIA CROWN AND 2025 PEGASUS WORLD CUP

149th Preakness Stakes Purse Increases to $2 Million to Kick Off Series $5 Million Challenge Coast-to-Coast Pick’ Em Challenge Sweepstakes Connects 1/ST Premier Events LAUREL, MD – 1/ST, the innovative brand behind North America’s most prestigious Thoroughbred horse racing, entertainment and wagering events, announces a $25 million dollar racing and incentive series connecting Preakness 149, […]

Stakes Winner Cats Inthe Timber Returns Saturday at Laurel

Winter Heritage Meet Resumes with Nine-Race Program Friday Doors Open at 10:30 A.M. Saturday for Florida, Dubai Wagering LAUREL, MD – Haymarket Farm’s stakes-winning homebred filly Cats Inthe Timber, unraced since the Delaware Oaks (G3) last summer, will launch her eagerly awaited comeback Saturday at Laurel Park. Trained by Brittany Russell, 4-year-old Cats Inthe Timber […]

Speedyness Soars to $100,000 Miracle Wood Victory

Miss Harriett Goes the Distance in $100,000 Wide Country Meet-Leading Jockey Jaime Rodriguez Rides Both Winners LAUREL, MD – Morris Kernan and Jagger Inc.’s Speedyness, unable to hold the lead after setting the pace in his prior stakes attempt nearly three months ago, had no such trouble in Saturday’s $100,000 Miracle Wood, pulling away for […]

Circle P Set to Launch 3-Year-Old Season in $100,000 Miracle Wood

Roanan Goddess Among Four Stakes Winners in $100,000 Wide Country LAUREL, MD – DeSales 85’s Triple Crown-nominated Circle P, unraced since an impressive victory in his stakes debut 12 weeks ago, will make his highly anticipated return against 10 rivals including multiple stakes winners Copper Tax and Sweet Soddy J in Saturday’s $100,000 Miracle Wood […]