Laurel Park Concludes Successful Turf Season
Carded Most Turf Races in North America since April 1 LAUREL, MD— Davyjonz’s victory in the eighth race at Laurel Park on Thanksgiving Day put a tidy bow on a highly successful season of turf racing in Maryland. According to statistics from Horse Racing Nation, Laurel Park ranked third in the nation in the number […]
Bolt of Aurum Fast and Focused on Thanksgiving Day
Jockey Martin Chuan wins three races LAUREL, MD—Bolt of Aurum always hinted at potential, and his rousing eight-length victory in Thursday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park, a second-level allowance for 3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs, indicates that the 4-year-old colt might finally have realized it. A rallying debut winner at Monmouth Park as […]
Pay Billy Returns in City of Laurel Stakes
Onyx Ten seeks third straight win in Safely Kept Stakes LAUREL, MD— Pay Billy, the winner of the Private Terms Stakes and Federico Tesio Stakes earlier this year, returns to action on Saturday in the City of Laurel Stakes for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs. The City of Laurel is one of two $100,000 stakes on […]
Normandy Hero Battles in Sunday Feature
Laurel Park to host “Thanksgiving Day at the Races” LAUREL, MD—”He puts his heart into every race,” winning jockey Mychel Sanchez proudly stated after Normandy Hero held off an onrushing Swill to win Sunday’s featured eighth at Laurel Park, a $53,000 second-level allowance at 5 ½ furlongs over the Dahlia Turf Course. The third choice […]
Barbadian Runner Wins Again
Petingas Twin nips Prince of Jericho in Dave’s Friend StakesGrammy Girl in a Willa On the Move thriller LAUREL, MD—Usually the plucky underdog that outperforms expectations, Barbadian Runner was the hunted in Saturday’s $100,000 Richard W. Small Stakes for 3-year-olds and upward racing 1 1/8 miles at Laurel Park. Based on a superb overall body […]
Lyudmila Looks Like a Million in Career Debut
Mizoula is likely bound for stakes after winning Friday’s feature LAUREL, MD—Lyudmila, a $1 million yearling purchase, made a strong first impression in Friday’s sixth race at Laurel Park, a six-furlong maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies. Trained by Justin Nixon for Edward Seltzer’s Stonebase LLC, Lyudmila ran to her gaudy purchase price. After being […]
Barbadian Runner Headlines Richard W. Small Stakes
Past De Francis Dash winners clash in Dave’s FriendTalented Takethemoneyhoney “possible” for Willa On the Move LAUREL, MD— “He’s a throwback from yesteryear,” trainer Henry Walters said after Barbadian Runner upset heavily-favored Post Time in the $150,000 Milton P. Higgins III Maryland Million Classic on Oct. 11. Considering the current age of limited racing campaigns, […]
Mika Much the Best at Laurel Park
Primed to Go game winner for Toledo LAUREL, MD— In what is becoming a familiar refrain, the husband-wife, jockey-trainer combination of Sheldon Russell and Brittany Russell sent out a talented horse to win at Laurel Park. In Sunday’s co-featured eighth race, a first-level allowance for 3-year-olds and upward at 1 1/16 miles, it was Mika’s […]
Jockey Madeline Rowland Wins 100th Lifetime Race
Siege of Boston ends long drought in Saturday feature LAUREL, MD— Jockey Madeline Rowland was all smiles at Laurel Park after she guided Winning Trip to a prompt-and-pounce victory in Saturday’s second race, a $25,000 starter allowance for 3-year-olds and upward. Rowland, 22, reached a special milestone when Winning Trip became the 100th winner of […]
Wild Vine Blooms in Friday Co-Feature
Lute Warm succeeds off layoff for “Jockey of the Week” Sheldon Russell LAUREL, MD—Wild Vine’s Cinderella story continued at Laurel Park on Friday as the 6-year-old gelding dusted a quality field in the sixth race, a $56,000 allowance for 3-year-olds and upward at one mile. Bred in Pennsylvania by R R Equine Stables, Wild Vine […]
