Post Time – Barbadian Runner II in Robert T. Manfuso
Heavyweight rematch headlines Saturday Christmastide Stakes spectacularQuint’s Brew returns in the Howard and Sondra Bender MemorialTakethemoneyhoney looks to rebound in the PolitelyComplexity Jane seeks back-to-back victories LAUREL, MD—There will be a big fight feel at Laurel Park on Saturday as Post Time battles Barbadian Runner in the Robert T. Manfuso Stakes for 3-year-olds and upward […]
Three more winners for Yedsit Hazlewood
Love You More is all heart in the co-featured seventh race LAUREL, MD—”The Hazlewood Express keeps on rolling along at Laurel Park,” exclaimed track announcer Dave Rodman. Another day, another three winners for teenage apprentice riding sensation Yedsit Hazlewood, who started his huge Sunday by booting home Wild Warrior ($5) for trainer Gary Capuano in […]
On the Mark Captures Saturday Feature
Hazlewood’s streak reaches 21 LAUREL, MD—On the Mark showed no rust on Saturday at Laurel Park as he returned from a 155-day layoff as fresh as a daisy to take the featured seventh race, a $40,000 optional claimer for 3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs. The 5-year-old gelding broke sharply from the inside post under […]
Spidey Man Swings Into the Winner’s Circle in Friday Feature
Hazlewood’s streak reaches 20 LAUREL, MD—With 12 minutes to post before Friday’s featured fourth race at Laurel Park, a first-level allowance with a $62,500 to $50,000 claiming option for 2-year-olds racing six furlongs, trainer Brittany Russell cautiously peered around the corner of the paddock. “Is he on the track yet?” Russell asked bystanders. “He’s got […]
Dwelling Legacy Coast to Coast in Sunday Feature
Hazlewood’s streak reaches 19 LAUREL, MD— It’s all about the break for Dwelling Legacy. When she gets out of the gate cleanly, as she did in Sunday’s featured sixth race at Laurel Park, a $53,000 second-level allowance for fillies and mares at 5 ½ furlongs, the 4-year-old is tough to catch. Leading rider Yedsit Hazlewood […]
Code of Silence Up Late in Juvenile Stakes
Just Philtored rebounds in Juvenile FilliesHazlewood’s streak reaches 18 LAUREL, MD— Trainer Tim Keefe always believed that Code of Silence would relish added distance. “He’s just like a diesel engine,” Keefe said before his charge’s troubled sixth-place finish in the six-furlong Fasig-Tipton Maryland Million Nursery on Oct. 11. “It takes a little bit of time […]
Intrepid Mo Dusts Them in Friday Feature
Hazlewood’s winning streak continues LAUREL, MD— Intrepid Mo ran to her heavy backing when rolling to a five-length victory in Friday’s featured seventh race at Laurel Park, a $49,000 first-level allowance for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles. On a cold, raw day punctuated by snow flurries, Intrepid Mo never looked like a loser. […]
Tartabull Seeks Stakes Glory in Juvenile
Slewperstitus, Doc’s Miracle tussle again in Juvenile Fillies LAUREL, MD— “There are some old wives’ tales in racing you can believe, and some you can’t,” trainer Chad Summers said the day after Tartabull earned his maiden win at Laurel Park on Oct. 25. “The first foal being smaller, for whatever reason, that one holds pretty […]
Yedsit Hazlewood Reaches Career Milestone
Teen phenom notches 100th career win aboard Passage East LAUREL, MD— Teenage apprentice rider Yedsit Hazlewood, who took Maryland racing by storm in 2025, reached another career milestone on Sunday at Laurel Park. Hazlewood, 17, earned his 100th career victory aboard Passage East in the featured eighth race, a $56,000 allowance for fillies and mares […]
Zero Blitz Successfully Tackles Stakes Company
Grayson’s Girl rallies to win the Safely Kept Stakes LAUREL, MD— When owner-trainer Joanne Shankle claimed Zero Blitz for $20,000 on April 18, she felt that she was purchasing a decent horse. “He ran good the first two times out, and we thought we would take a shot,” Shankle said in the Laurel Park winner’s […]
