Post Time Dominant in 2025 Debut
Romeo kisses them goodbye in first baby race of the year LAUREL, MD – Sheldon Russell handed a pair of goggles to a railbird after Saturday’s sixth race at Laurel, a third-level allowance with a $55,000 claiming option at 1 1/16 miles. “That’s my doctor,” the jockey said. “He fixed my shoulder.” Russell had every […]
Derbyness Mows Them Down in Laurel Feature
National Thoroughbred League Kicks Off Season at Pimlico on May 10 LAUREL, MD – As Brittany Russell saddled odds-on favorite Derbyness in Friday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park, a $48,000 state-sired allowance for 3-year-olds and upward at one mile, she couldn’t help but focus on a gray horse schooling in the paddock. Even after […]
HISTORIC PREAKNESS 150 CELEBRATIONS TO FEATURE LIVE TRACKSIDE SET BY GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING T-PAIN WITH SPECIAL LIVE BROADCAST PERFORMANCE BY GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING WYCLEF JEAN
Preakness 150 Marks Milestone Running with $2 Million Purse, Infield Fan Zone Hosted by Ray Lewis and an Integrated Live Entertainment Format BALTIMORE – The Preakness Stakes, the iconic middle jewel of the Triple Crown, returns to Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 17, marking a monumental chapter in Thoroughbred racing featuring the world’s top […]
Improving Alani Too Good in Sunday Feature
Cornucopian favored, for now, in Preakness Future Wager LAUREL, MD – Alani continues to improve. The 4-year-old Parx-based filly, trained by Mike Moore and ridden by Frankie Pennington, took down some nice fillies and mares in Sunday’s featured ninth race at Laurel Park, a third-level allowance at six furlongs. Alani, who earned her last two […]
Haileysfirstnotion Impressive in Saturday Feature
Preakness winner Smarty Jones a 2025 Hall of Fame inductee LAUREL, MD – Haileysfirstnotion looks like a Maryland-bred sprinter to follow after winning his second consecutive start in Saturday’s featured ninth race at Laurel Park, a second-level allowance with a $40,000 claiming option at six furlongs. Trained by Gary Capuano, Haileysfirstnotion ($3.20) went off at […]
Alvelo Flies High Aboard Tall Order
Lyapustina perseveres with Tiny LakeHeard On Thestreet runs down Prado Road LAUREL, MD – It isn’t unusual for jockeys to travel long distances for significant Grade 1 races. How many times have we seen Flavien Prat or Irad Ortiz Jr. ride Saturday in New York only to jet out for a classy Santa Anita mount […]
Journalism 8-1 Morning Line Favorite for Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager
Special pool opens at noon ET on Friday, April 25 LAUREL, MD – The new 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 involves “WIN” wagering on the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on […]
Fore Harp Hits a High Note in King T. Leatherbury Stakes
Signator Rallies to Capture Henry S. Clark StakesZielinski Strikes Late, Takes Handicapping Challenge in Dramatic Fashion LAUREL, MD — Fore Harp may have mellowed with age, but he hasn’t slowed. The newly behaved 7-year-old surged to the lead of the $100,000 King T. Leatherbury Stakes today at Laurel Park and proved unreachable for eight challengers. […]
The New Maryland Jockey Club Sets Handle Record
$5,536,944 wagered on 12-race “Preakness Preview Day” program LAUREL, MD – The new Maryland Jockey Club set a handle record of $5,536,944 on Saturday’s “Preakness Preview Day” program at Laurel Park. The 12-race card featured five stakes, including two “Win Today, See You in May events” and a hybrid onsite and online Handicapping Contest. The […]
Pay Billy Earns Automatic Preakness Berth
Complexity Jane gains fees-paid entry to Black-Eyed SusanNineteenamendment lays down the law in Dahlia LAUREL, MD – Pay Billy emerged from Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park with the lion’s share of the $150,000 purse and a guaranteed spot in the starting gate for the Grade 1, $2,000,000 Preakness, the Middle Jewel of the […]
