LAUREL, MD—At this time last year, RKTN Racing’s Pay Billy was about to embark on a journey that would lead him to victory in Laurel Park’s Private Terms Stakes and Federico Tesio Stakes.

Those wins stamped Pay Billy as the Mid-Atlantic region’s top 3-year-old and earned him a spot in the 2025 Preakness Stakes field.

Peach Tie a comfortable Wide Country winner

LAUREL, MD—Earlier this week, trainer Brittany Russell was asked about running impressive debut winner Taj Mahal back in only 15 days for Saturday’s $100,000 Miracle Wood Stakes, a one-turn mile race for 3-year-olds at Laurel Park.

Law School, Peach Tie face off in Wide Country

LAUREL, MD—SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Bashor Racing, Determined Stables, Golconda Stable, Waves Edge Capital, and Catherine Donovan’s Taj Mahal, an impressive debut winner on February 6, steps right up into stakes company for Saturday’s $100,000 Miracle Wood for 3-year-olds over a one-turn mile.

Jokestar grabs inaugural Post Time Stakes
Vernon Smith wins Last Chance, First Chance Handicapping Tournament

LAUREL, MD—“He doesn't give up,” owner Bryan Bushey of Bush Racing Stable said after Point Dume repelled all challengers in last month’s Fire Plug Overnight Handicap at Laurel Park. “That's one thing that's important to this horse. That's like me. I'm not giving up."