Racing News

Rerun Table Wires Them in Saturday Feature

04/25/2026

It’s a Toledo Triple!

LAUREL, MD—Jockey Joe Rocco Jr. and trainer John Salzman Jr. have a long history.

“He was my agent twenty years ago, back when his dad had Xtra Heat,” Rocco said after guiding Rerun Table to a gate-to-wire triumph in Saturday’s featured eighth race, a $50,000 optional claimer for 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs.

Too Many Kisses Scores Friday Feature

04/24/2026

Forest Boyce rides two winners

LAUREL, MD—Tim Keefe has shown great patience with Too Many Kisses, and the seasoned mare rewarded her trainer on Friday with a solid 2 ½ length victory in Laurel Park’s ninth race, a second-level allowance for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles.

Too Many Kisses broke well from the rail and was guided to a pocket position on the first turn under Forest Boyce, who rode her second winner of the day.

Tickets Available for “Fair Hill Turf Showcase”

04/23/2026

Flat and steeplechase programs at Fair Hill
on Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25

LAUREL, MD—The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC) today released ticketing and pricing details for the upcoming “Fair Hill Turf Showcase” at Fair Hill in Elkton, Maryland, on Sunday, May 24, and on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.

Renegade 10-1 Morning Line Favorite for Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager

04/22/2026

Special pool opens at noon ET on April 24

LAUREL, MD—The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC), in conjunction with 1/ST Racing, today announced the field and morning line odds for the Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager. This separate wagering pool offers “WIN” wagers on the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park on May 16.

There are 40 betting interests in the Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager, with the 40th being the pari-mutuel field, or “all other 3-year-olds.”

TMJC Statement on CDI’s Acquisition of Preakness Intellectual Property

04/21/2026

Preakness Stakes to be held at Pimlico beginning in 2027

Zevon Wires the Field in Sunday Co-Feature at Laurel Park

04/19/2026

Majorca wins again for Eubanks

LAUREL, MD—A little time, love, and tenderness from owner-breeder Mary Voss and trainer Danielle Hodsdon transformed Zevon from a surly young horse into a successful equine athlete.

Taj Mahal Earns Way Into Preakness Stakes

04/18/2026

Cruise the Nile notches first stakes victory in Henry S. Clark
“Barn favorite” Outlaw Kid reigns in the King T. Leatherbury Stakes

LAUREL, MD—Taj Mahal earned his way into the Grade 1, $2,000,000 Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, with a dominant performance Saturday in the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles at Laurel Park.

Surprise, Surprise: Ivy Girl Takes Weber City Miss Stakes

04/18/2026

Summerintahoe hangs on to win Dahlia
Aurello wins Preakness Preview Day Handicapping Challenge

By Vinnie Perrone

LAUREL, MD--Ivy Girl finally arrived in the Weber City Miss Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park. Her stable found it worth the wait.

Squeezed at the start and lagging through much of the Weber City Miss Stakes, Ivy Girl sprang to life in the open Laurel Park stretch and, at big odds, surged to a half-length victory over A. P.'s Girl.

Top Manipulator Upsets Friday Feature

04/17/2026

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

04/16/2026

Ribaltagaia returns from layoff in Dahlia
Chasing Liberty faces elders in King T. Leatherbury
Neat 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.

The winner receives an automatic berth in the Grade 2, $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico on Preakness Eve.