Ten Stakes Races Added To Laurel Park Fall Meet Schedule

Ten Stakes Races Added To Laurel Park Fall Meet Schedule

LAUREL, MD. 08-12-14---The Maryland Jockey Club today announced 10 additional stakes have been added to the Laurel Park fall stakes schedule that was not finalized at the July racing commission meeting.

The Maryland Horse Breeders Association has inserted five Maryland-bred and/or Maryland-sired races into the mix.

•  All Brandy Stakes, September 6
•  Jameela Stakes, September 27
•  Jennings Handicap, December 6
•  Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship, December 26
•  Maryland Juvenile Futurity, December 27

Each will be contested with $125,000 for Maryland-bred and sired runners and $100,000 for Maryland-bred horses.

The September 13 card will feature five $60,000 Virginia-bred and/or sired scheduled for the turf: the Jamestown Stakes, the Punch Line Stakes, the Oakley Stakes, the Bert Allen Stakes and the Brookmeade Stakes. The Virginia horsemen/breeders will be responsible for the purse money of each race.

Live racing returns to the major Maryland tracks on Friday, Sept. 5 after a 12-week break. Headlining the 65-day meeting will be the 29th running of the Jim McKay Maryland Million Day for the offspring of Maryland-based stallions on October 18 and the Fall Festival of Racing on Saturday, November 15 with six stakes races topped by the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash.

Laurel Park Fall Meeting Dates:
•  September 5-6
•  September 10-11-12-13
•  September 17-18-19-20
•  September 24-25-26-27
•  October 1-2-3-4
•  October 8-9-10-11
•  October 13-16-17-18
•  October 22-23-24-25
•  October 29-30-31-November 1
•  November 5-6-7-8
•  November 12-13-14-15
•  November 19-20-21-22
•  November 26-27-28-29
•  December 3-4-5-6
•  December 10-11-12-13
•  December 17-18-19-20
•  December 26-27
•  December 31
Date Stakes Conditions Distance Purse
6-Sep Thirty Eight Go Go F & M 3 & UP  1 mile 100,000
6-Sep Dave's Friend 3 & UP 6 furlongs 100,000
6-Sep Japan Racing Association 3 & UP 1 1/16 mile (T) 100,000
6-Sep All Brandy F & M 3 & UP (MD-bred and/or MD-sired) 1 1/8 mile (T) 100,000
13-Sep Jamestown 2 YO (VA-bred and/ or VA-sired) 5.5 furlongs (T) 60,000
13-Sep Punch Line 3 & UP (VA-bred and/or VA-sired) 5.5 furlongs (T) 60,000
13-Sep Oakley F & M 3 & UP (VA-bred and/or VA-sired) 5.5 furlongs (T) 60,000
13-Sep Bert Allen 3 & UP (VA-bred and/or VA-sired) 1 1/16 mile (T) 60,000
13-Sep Brookmeade F & M 3 & UP (VA-bred and/or VA-sired) 1 1/16 mile (T) 60,000
27-Sep Laurel Dash 3 & UP 6 furlongs (T) 100,000
27-Sep Laurel Turf Cup 3 & UP 1 1/2 mile (T) 100,000
27-Sep Laurel Futurity 2 YO  5.5 furlongs (T) 100,000
27-Sep Selima 2 YO fillies  5.5 furlongs (T) 100,000
27-Sep Lady Baltimore F & M 3 & UP  1 1/16 mile (T) 100,000
27-Sep Jameela F & M 3 & UP (MD-bred and/or MD-sired) 6 furlongs (T) 100,000
18-Oct Md. Million Classic 3 & UP (MD-sired) 1 1/8 mile 150,000
18-Oct Md. Million Turf 3 & UP (MD-sired) 1 mile (T) 125,000
18-Oct Md. Million Ladies F & M 3 & UP (MD-sired) 1 1/8 mile (T) 125,000
18-Oct Md. Million Sprint 3 & UP (MD-sired) 6 furlongs 100,000
18-Oct Md. Million Distaff  F & M 3 & UP (MD-sired) 7 furlongs 100,000
18-Oct Md. Million Nursery 2 YO (MD-sired) 6 furlongs 100,000
18-Oct Md. Million Lassie 2 YO fillies (MD-sired) 6 furlongs 100,000
18-Oct Md. Million Starter Hcp 3 & UP (MD-sired) 1 mile 50,000
18-Oct Md. Million Distaff Starter Hcp F & M 3 & UP (MD-sired) 1 mile 50,000
15-Nov Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash 3 & UP 6 furlongs 350,000
15-Nov Richard Small 3 & UP 1 1/8 mile 100,000
15-Nov City of Laurel 3 YO 7 furlongs 100,000
15-Nov Safely Kept 3 YO fillies  7 furlongs 100,000
15-Nov James Lewis  2 YO 6 furlongs 100,000
15-Nov Smart Halo 2 YO fillies 6 furlongs 100,000
6-Dec The Marylander 2 YO  7 furlongs 100,000
6-Dec Gin Talking 2 YO fillies 7 furlongs 100,000
6-Dec Willa On The Move F & M 3 & UP  6 furlongs 100,000
6-Dec Jennings Handicap 3 & UP (MD-bred and/or MD-sired) 1 mile 100,000
26-Dec Md. Juvenile Filly Championship 2 YO fillies (MD-bred and/or MD-sired) 7 furlongs 100,000
27-Dec Md. Juvenile Championship 2 YO  (MD-bred and/or MD-sired) 7 furlongs 100,000
      36 stakes  3,650,000

About Laurel Park
Laurel Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.