Robin Sparkles Can Go Out a Winner in $100,000 Sensible Lady
G3 Winner Tops Overflow Field of 16 in Five-Furlong Turf Dash LAUREL, MD – If it is indeed Robin Sparkles’ swan song, trainer Bruce Brown is hoping to send Michael Schrader’s 5-year-old mare out a winner in Saturday’s $100,000 Sensible Lady Turf Dash at historic Pimlico Race Course. Robin Sparkles, a multiple stakes winner on […]
Stakes-Winning Owner Shankle Registers First Training Victory Sunday
Alwaysinahurry Springs 11-1 Upset in Pimlico’s Sunday Feature LAUREL, MD – Already a multiple stakes-winning owner, Joanne Shankle got her training career off to a flying start when 4-year-old gelding Dr. Ferber cruised to a popular 5 ¼-length victory in Sunday’s fourth race at historic Pimlico Race Course. Under jockey Tais Lyapustina, Dr. Ferber ($6) […]
G Laurie, Be Your Best Nominated for $150,000 Selima
Laurel Futurity Attracts 33 Nominations LAUREL, MD – G Laurie, third in the Sept. 17 Natalma (G1) at Woodbine, and stakes winners Be Your Best, Chop Chop and Determined Jester are among 36 2-year-old fillies nominated to the $150,000 Selima Saturday, Oct. 1 at Laurel Park. The Selima and $150,000 Laurel Futurity for 2-year-olds, both […]
G3 Winner Wondrwherecraigis Returns in Sunday Feature
Maidens How Lovely, Chocolate Shake Graduate in Debut Saturday LAUREL, MD – Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Michael Caruso’s Grade 3 winner Wondrwherecraigis steps back into allowance company for the first time in more than a year in an attempt to recapture his winning form Sunday at historic Pimlico Race Course. Wondrwherecraigis […]
Roan Burgundy Announces His Presence with Maiden Victory
Apprentice Barbosa Reaches 100-Win Milestone with Friday Triple Jockey Forest Boyce Takes a Turn as On-Air Analyst Friday MJC Hosting College Day at the Races Sunday at Pimlico LAUREL, MD – Respect the Valleys, Designated Hitters Racing and Karmac Stable’s 2-year-old colt Roan Burgundy got his racing career off to a successful start with a […]
Pimlico Fall Meet Continues with Live Nine-Race Card Friday
Carryovers in Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5; 10 Races on Tap Saturday LAUREL, MD – A maiden special weight for 2-year-olds sprinting six furlongs on the main track and carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and $1 Super Hi-5 wagers are on tap as live racing returns to historic Pimlico Race Course Friday for the continuation […]
Lite the Fuse Winner Sibelius Could be Headed to Breeders’ Cup
4YO Gelding Set to Make Next Start in Oct. 7 Phoenix (G2) at Keeneland LAUREL, MD – Having proven himself against a solid field of stakes winners, Jun Park and Delia Nash’s Sibelius is ready to take the next step in a progression his connections hope land the 4-year-old gelding in the Breeders’ Cup this […]
MJC Team to Participate in Real Rider Cup Fair Hill
LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club will be represented at Real Rider Cup Fair Hill Friday, Sept. 16. The Fair Hill leg of the 2022 Real Rider Cup continues the tradition of the charity show jumping event which directly supports Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program, and the Retired Racehorse Project. […]
Closing Weekend Attracts 143 Nominations to Pimlico Stakes
Four $100,000 Stakes, Two Each on Dirt & Turf, Saturday Sept. 24 Jockey Dylan Davis Rides Pair of Juvenile Maiden Winners Sunday MSW for 2-Year-Olds Highlights Return of Live Racing Friday LAUREL, MD – A total of 143 nominations were made to a quartet of $100,000 stakes, two each on dirt and turf, on a […]
Set Piece Makes Winning Return in $200,000 BWI Turf Cup
Wins Second Straight Graded Grass Stakes over Pimlico Course BALTIMORE – Juddmonte multiple graded-stakes winning homebred Set Piece, returning to the site of his most recent victory, duplicated the effort four months later with a last-to-first 1 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup (G3) at historic Pimlico Race Course. The 14th running […]
