Proton Faces Class Test in Laurel Futurity
Ultimate Love Heads Selima Laurel Park Hosts Autumn Handicapping Challenge LAUREL, MD — Impressive debut winner Proton steps up in class and distance in Saturday’s $125,000 Laurel Futurity for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on turf. The Laurel Futurity is one of two stakes races on an 11-race program that drew 119 entries for an […]
A Day with Michael Trombetta
Through the Long Stretch: The Craft of Relationships and Racehorses By Mackenzie Pfeiffer Barn, track, repeat. This is the ebb and flow of a morning in the barn with Michael Trombetta. With over 80 horses in training, no detail is left to chance. Wearing his Kentucky Derby 132 jacket, the legacy of great horses and […]
Rominski Earns Thirteenth Lifetime Victory in Sunday Feature
6-year-old gelding has 11 wins from 20 starts at Laurel LAUREL, MD — On Saturday afternoon, before the first race, trainer Brittany Russell’s Rominski schooled in the paddock. “He looks fit,” remarked Mackenzie Pfeiffer, Racing Analyst for The Maryland Jockey Club. On Sunday afternoon, Rominski ran to his appearance, besting a tough field of sprinters […]
Maida Romps in $100,000 Weather Vane Stakes at Laurel Park
Improbable filly won third consecutive start LAUREL, MD — Earlier in the week, trainer Brittany Russell spoke highly of Maida, one of two runners she prepared for Saturday’s $100,000 Weather Vane Stakes for 3-year-old fillies racing six furlongs at Laurel Park. “We think a lot of her,” Russell said. “She’s acted like she’s something good […]
Grayson’s Girl Fires Late to Win Friday Feature at Laurel Park
Jockey Carlos Lopez rides 500th winner LAUREL, MD —Grayson’s Girl was bred in Maryland by Matt Dorman’s 2500 Determined Stud, and the gray daughter of Gift Box was nothing but determined during the stretch drive of Friday’s featured seventh race at Laurel Park, a state-sired allowance for fillies and mares at six furlongs. As is […]
Maida Seeks First Stakes Victory in $100,000 Weather Vane
Laurel Park hosts “Cigars On the Rail” on Saturday LAUREL, MD — Goodfella’s LLC’s Maida faces the toughest test of her career on Saturday in Laurel Park’s $100,000 Weather Vane Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs An Improbable half-sister to stakes-placed dirt sprinter I’m Patriotic out of Grade 3 winner Eve Giselle, Maida finished […]
A Day with Suzanne Stettinius
Running her own race By Mackenzie Pfeiffer If there’s one thing Suzanne Stettinius isn’t, it’s ordinary. Whether she’s scoring an upset win or offering candid insights into the highs and lows of the racing world, her humor, humility, and competitive drive make her an undeniable force. In a rare instance when Suzanne sat still, I […]
Duke of Gloucester Reigns in Sunday Laurel Feature
$30,635.73 carryover into Friday’s Early “Value Pick 5” LAUREL, MD —Duke of Gloucester took advantage of a hot pace to zoom past the exhausted leaders in Sunday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park, a third-level allowance with a $55,000 claiming option for 3-year-olds and upward at 1 1/16 miles. Saddled by trainer Michael Moore for […]
Had to Have Him Prevails in Laurel Dash
Toupie returns to form in Sensible Lady Turf DashNo Show Sammy Jo repeats in All Along LAUREL, MD — In a race full of troubled trips, Had to Have Him enjoyed a nice one under jockey J.G. Torrealba to take Saturday’s Laurel Dash for 3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs, one of three $100,000 stakes […]
Jaime Rodriguez Wins Three Races on Friday at Laurel Park
Mister Lincoln placed first via disqualification in featured eighth race LAUREL, MD — Jockey Jaime Rodriguez notched a three-win day at Laurel Park on Friday when Mister Lincoln was placed first via disqualification in the featured eighth race, a first-level allowance for 3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs on turf. Mister Lincoln, trying turf for […]
