Racing News

Dwelling Legacy Coast to Coast in Sunday Feature

12/07/2025

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 was tied on for the start, and the teenage riding sensation was sure to get Dwelling Legacy on the lead and down to the two path after breaking from the far outside.

Code of Silence Up Late in Juvenile Stakes

12/06/2025

Just Philtored rebounds in Juvenile Fillies
Hazlewood'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 to get going. He’s a big boy. I would love to see him go a little bit farther in distance.”

Intrepid Mo Dusts Them in Friday Feature

12/05/2025

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

12/04/2025

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 true. I don't know why that's the case, but the first foal out of the mare, no matter what her size is, is always a little bit on the smaller side.”

Yedsit Hazlewood Reaches Career Milestone

11/30/2025

Teen phenom notches 100th career win aboard Passage Eas

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 at six furlongs.

“It’s perfect,” said Hazlewood, who thanked his “teacher,” trainer Jose Corrales, and his agent, John DiNatale.

Zero Blitz Successfully Tackles Stakes Company

11/29/2025

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 circle after Zero Blitz upset the field in Saturday’s $100,000 City of Laurel Stakes for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs.

Laurel Park Concludes Successful Turf Season

11/28/2025

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 of turf races in 2025, behind only Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park. Since April 1, Laurel Park has carded the most turf races of any racetrack in North America.

Bolt of Aurum Fast and Focused on Thanksgiving Day

11/27/2025

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 a 2-year-old, he finished third in his final start as a juvenile, the $100,000 James F. Lewis III Stakes at Laurel Park.

Pay Billy Returns in City of Laurel Stakes

11/26/2025

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.

Normandy Hero Battles in Sunday Feature

11/23/2025

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.