Brown Advisory Presenting Sponsor of the Fair Hill Turf Showcase Flat and steeplechase programs with nationwide wagering on Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25

LAUREL, MD—The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC), in partnership with the National Steeplechase Association (NSA), Cecil County, the Cecil County Breeders’ Fair, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Fair Hill Foundation, and the Maryland Racing Commission (MRC), proudly announces that Brown Advisory will be the Presenting Sponsor of the Fair Hill Turf Showcase at historic […]

Dalinar Too Sharp in Sunday Feature

LAUREL, MD—Sunday’s featured seventh race at Laurel Park was named the “Janis Milman 75th Birthday Race,” and a large crowd of friends and family gathered in the winner’s enclosure to celebrate the occasion. They hollered longer and louder after Dalinar (#7) wired the field, with Dominguez (#5) chasing throughout to complete a $2 exacta that […]

Catalytic Roars Home in Saturday Feature

Miami Thunderbolts take National Thoroughbred League Opener LAUREL, MD—Two years after Catalytic finished nineteenth of twenty in the 2024 Kentucky Derby, the 5-year-old son of Catalina Cruiser reached the winner’s circle on the first Saturday in May in the featured seventh race at Laurel Park, a $56,000 allowance race for 3-year-olds and up at 1 […]

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 […]