Top Manipulator Upsets Friday Feature
Preakness Preview Day on Saturday LAUREL, MD—As the horses circled the starting gate before Friday’s featured third race at Laurel Park, a $75,000 open allowance race for 3-year-olds at six furlongs, Top Manipulator grew impatient with the wait. He reared up, almost unseating jockey Forest Boyce, and bolted the wrong way on the clubhouse turn. […]
All In The Family For Miss Fulton Gal In Weber City Miss
Ribaltagaia returns from layoff in DahliaChasing Liberty faces elders in King T. LeatherburyNeat hopes for better luck in Henry S. Clark LAUREL, MD—It will be a family affair for Trott Racing Stables and Five Sisters Farm when Miss Fulton Gal starts in Saturday’s $150,000 Weber City Miss Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles. […]
Federico Tesio Stakes Headlines “Preakness Preview Day”
Tesio winner earns automatic entry into the Preakness StakesWeber City Miss a “Win Today, See You in May” qualifier for Black-Eyed SusanFive stakes at Laurel worth $600,000 in pursesFull, competitive fields ensure solid wagering opportunities LAUREL, MD—“Preakness Preview Day” is Saturday, April 18, at Laurel Park, featuring a 12-race program with full fields, the “Preakness […]
Where’s Ray Wins One For Tim
R J’s Ice earns Maryland Million maiden bonus LAUREL, MD—“It’s the hardest race I’ve ever won in my life,” said a tearful John Salzman Jr. after Where’s Ray was placed first by disqualification in Sunday’s co-featured third race at Laurel Park, a $53,000 second-level allowance for 3-year-olds and up at 5 ½ furlongs on the […]
Union Fleet Sinks Chalk Players in Saturday Feature
Another triple for Yedsit Hazlewood LAUREL, MD—On a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Laurel Park, Union Fleet shocked the betting public by upsetting the featured eighth race, a conditioned allowance with an optional claiming range of $55,000 to $44,000 for 3-year-olds and up at one mile. Union Fleet, apprentice Jose Vargas’s second winner of the afternoon, […]
Ms Notion Dominates Friday Feature
I’m a Sure Thing wins first turf race of 2026Yedsit Hazlewood rides three winners LAUREL, MD—Ms Notion’s inspiring comeback continued at Laurel Park on Friday, when the 4-year-old filly by Great Notion dominated four rivals in the featured seventh race, a $48,000 allowance for state-bred or state-sired fillies and mares at seven furlongs. “She’s just […]
The Maryland Jockey Club Announces Pimlico, Preakness Partnership With Oak View Group
Agreement Builds On Oak View Group’s Baltimore Footprint, Anchored By The Redevelopment Of CFG Bank Arena LAUREL, MD—The Maryland Jockey Club today announced a new multi-year partnership with Oak View Group (OVG), the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, including venue development, venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Under the agreement, OVG […]
Hello? Boutwell Time Wins Heavenly Cause
Godolphin’s Wondrous makes Primonetta her first stakes victory By Vinnie Perrone LAUREL, MD–A few days ago, jockey Angel Cruz took out his cellphone and dialed a winning number. Word traveled that trainer Juan Carlos Guerrero planned to ship the blossoming filly Boutwell Time from Parx to Laurel Park for Saturday’s $100,000 Heavenly Cause Stakes, which […]
Quint’s Brew Dominates Frank Y. Whiteley
Wild Vine blossoms in Native Dancer LAUREL, MD—“6 to 5! What a joke,” scoffed one know-it-all Laurel Park railbird as the horses circled the starting gate before Saturday’s $100,000 Frank Y. Whiteley Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at seven furlongs.In the winner’s circle, one turf writer said to another scribe, “What a black cat. Now, […]
Jose Vargas Rides Three Winners
Trainer Trombetta and jockey Sanchez team up for early Daily Double.Striker Has Dial gearing up for seasonal debutFayes Heart earns 5% Maryland Million Maiden Bonus LAUREL, MD—Last year, Yedsit Hazlewood went from an unknown to a runner-up in the Eclipse Award balloting for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. Will 2026 be Jose Vargas’s year? Vargas, a native […]
