41st Edition of “Maryland’s Day at the Races” at Laurel Park

LAUREL, MD - Save the date! The 41st edition of Jim McKay Maryland Million Day will be held Saturday, October 24, at Laurel Park.

Jim McKay Maryland Million Day, known as “Maryland's Day at the Races,” is the premier Fall event at Laurel Park. Modeled after the Breeders' Cup, the event showcases Maryland stallions, whose offspring compete in races with purses and awards totaling over $1 million annually. The economic impact of Maryland's horse industry is $2.9 billion and is a significant part of Maryland's largest industry, agriculture.

"We are looking forward to another great day of racing and an exciting event on October 24th at Laurel Park this year," said Cricket Goodall, Executive Director. "As always, we celebrate Maryland-sired horses and the opportunity for success that Maryland Million Day offers."

The 2025 edition featured a thrilling day of racing, including a remarkable upset in the Classic by Barbadian Runner; the first stakes win for 2025 Eclipse Award Outstanding Apprentice Jockey finalist Yedsit Hazlewood aboard Onyx Ten in the Distaff, one of his four wins on the day; a gate-to-wire score by Coringa in the Turf; 3-year-old Mosler filly Worth a Dime upsetting her elders in the Ladies; and Had to Have Him speeding to victory in the Turf Sprint. Great Notion, the most successful Maryland Million sire for more than a decade, had three winners.

The brainchild of the late Hall of Fame ABC sportscaster and longtime Marylander Jim McKay, Maryland Million Day was named in his honor by a resolution of the Maryland General Assembly in 2009. The event was first run at Laurel Park in 1986 and alternated between Laurel and Pimlico for the first few years before settling at Laurel Park.

Maryland Million Contact Information:
Cricket Goodall, Executive Director
cricket@marylandthoroughbred.com
(410) 252.2100 ext. 111
www.MarylandMillion.com