Racing News

Competitive Field Expected for Twixt Stakes

09/03/2025

Ten fillies and mares entered one-mile event

LAUREL, MD — A competitive field of ten entered Saturday’s $100,000 Twixt Stakes for fillies and mares racing a one-turn mile at Laurel Park.

Among the headliners are Grade 1-placed Central Avenue, millionaire Morning Matcha, Grade 3 winner Wild Bout Hilary, reigning Maryland Million Distaff heroine Foxy Junior, and stakes-winners St. Benedicts Prep and Corningstone.

Charm City Late Pick 5 Challenge” Returns to Laurel Park

09/03/2025

 

Popular free online handicapping contest begins Friday, September 5

LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park proudly announces the return of the popular “Charm City Late Pick 5 Challenge,” a free online handicapping contest. The daily tournament runs from September 5 through December 28.

Click here to register today. Players must register by 11:00 am ET on September 12, 2025.

A Day with Sabrina Moore

08/26/2025

Knicks Go’s legacy and life after horse bills

By Mackenzie Pfeiffer

Year after year, Maryland-breds make their presence felt at Saratoga.

But on Whitney Day, a Maryland-bred freshman sire stole the show. Knicks Go, bred by Sabrina Moore and Angie Moore, was back in the headlines – this time as a stallion. His first-crop foal, Ewing, stormed home in The Saratoga Special Stakes (G2), becoming Knicks Go’s very first graded stakes winner.

Live Racing Returns to Laurel Park on Friday, September 5

08/25/2025

52-day Fall Meet highlighted by 40th edition of Jim McKay Maryland Million
Premium live events, handicapping contests, low 12% takeout on Pick 5 wagers

A Day with David Wade

08/05/2025

Dishing out ice cream and insight at The Saratoga Sale

By Mackenzie Pfeiffer

David Wade, General Manager and Agent for Northview Stallion Station, brought two notable entries to Fasig-Tipton’s “The Saratoga Sale” this year – one on four legs, and one on four wheels.

A Day with Ann Merryman

07/29/2025

She just breathes different air

By Mackenzie Pfeiffer

Ann Merryman made headlines this summer when her stunning homebred colt by Great Notion out of Sista won top honors at the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s annual Yearling Show. The colt is a half-brother to stakes-winner Fiya.

Longtime Mid-Atlantic racing fans know it was no fluke. Over five decades, Merryman has quietly built a career defined by practical horsemanship, ethical training, and a deep, intuitive understanding of the animals in her care.

Maryland Jockey Club Hosts HERoes on the HERizon at Laurel Park

07/24/2025

LAUREL, MD — The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC), in partnership with the Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management (OEM), recently hosted campers from the HERoes on the HERizon program for a morning at Laurel Park.

Maryland Stadium Authority Announces Demolition of the Pimlico Facility

07/24/2025

Structural demolition of barns and outbuildings began Thursday, July 24, 2025

(Edited MSA release)

LAUREL, MD – The Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) announced that the structural demolition necessary for the Redevelopment of the Pimlico Racing Facility project began on Thursday, July 24, 2025 with the razing of the existing barns and outbuildings adjacent to Winner Avenue. Clark Construction Group, LLC, MSA’s Construction Manager, is tasked with the demolition.

A Day with Jack Fisher

07/21/2025

Jumping Fences, Breaking Maidens, and Talking Shop

By Mackenzie Pfeiffer

Jack Fisher is a Hall of Famer, a stats machine, and the winningest trainer in American steeplechasing. But for all his hardware and headlines, he’s still something of a mystery to the average racing fan – the kind of guy you’ve definitely heard of, but might not have heard from.

Bouncer Takes Closing Day Feature

06/29/2025

Brittany Russell wins training title
Four-way tie at the top of the jockey standings
Joanne Shankle the meet’s leading owner

LAUREL, MD –- Going into his final mount on closing day Sunday at Laurel Park, jockey Jaime Rodriguez was in an unfamiliar position.

He was behind in the jockey’s race.