Racing News

Phlash Phelps Set to Open Season in $75,000 Henry S. Clark

04/20/2016
Maryland-Bred Turf Champion to Face 10 in Mile Turf Stakes
 
LAUREL, MD – After concluding an undefeated 4-year-old campaign last October, 2015 Maryland-Bred Turf Champion Phlash Phelps is set to kick off his 5-year-old season in Saturday’s $75,000 Henry S. Clark Stakes at Laurel Park.
 

Seeking Treasure Finds Gold in Dahlia Stakes Upset

04/16/2016
Sets One-Mile Course Record in $75,000 Turf Stakes
 
LAUREL, MD – Trapped behind a wall of horses, Steven E. Frum’s Seeking Treasure found a seam in deep stretch to split rivals and sprint clear to a record-setting upset of the $75,000 Dahlia Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.
 

Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Saturday

04/15/2016
Daylight Ahead Posts Upset in Friday Feature
Laurel Hosts Decanter Wine Festival Saturday 
Karamanos Wins Twice, Pimentel Returns from Injury
 
LAUREL, MD – There will be carryovers in both the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and $1 Super Hi-5 wagers for Saturday’s 10-race program at Laurel Park.
 
First race post time is 1:10 p.m.
 

Laurel Stakes Winner Rose Brier Pointed to Clark; First Juvenile Race of Season Kicks off Saturday Program

04/15/2016
First Juvenile Race of Season Kicks off Saturday Program
Pick 5 Carryover Friday $8,609.92
Decanter Wine & Racing Festival at Laurel Saturday
 
 
LAUREL, MD  - Unable to bring Sawyer to Maryland for Saturday’s $75,000 Dahlia Stakes, Florida-based trainer Jane Cibelli shipped Rose Brier to Laurel Park this week with an eye on the $75,000 Henry S. Clark Stakes April 23.
 

Karamanos Feeling Right at Home in Maryland

04/14/2016
Argentinean Jockey Ranked Among State’s Best Since 2002      
Riding High with Lady Sabelia & Page McKenney       
 

Gypsy Judy Debuts for Graham in Dahlia

04/14/2016
G1 Winner Hardest Core Back in Training
Dahlia Stakes Would Mark Return to Turf for Miss Bullistic
Look Who’s Talking Returns Friday, Lady Sabelia to Skipat
 
LAUREL, MD – Her connections are hoping a change of scenery will mark a reversal of fortune for James Hibbert's homebred Gypsy Judy in Saturday’s $75,000 Dahlia Stakes for females 3 and up at Laurel Park.
 

Hope Cross Making Maryland Debut in $75,000 Dahlia

04/13/2016
Grade 3-Placed Mare Takes on 12 Rivals in One-Mile Turf Stakes
First 2-Year-Old Race of the Year Saturday
 
LAUREL, MD – Since her debut two years ago, Hope Cross has raced exclusively in New York and South Florida with moderate success, winning three of 14 starts and $268,830 in purse earnings, also placing in a pair of stakes including a runner-up finish in the 2015 My Charmer (G3) at Gulfstream Park West.
 

Legislation Approved to Revive Prestigious D.C. International

04/13/2016
Bill Includes $500,000 Bonus for Maryland-Bred or Maryland-Sired Preakness Runners
 
LAUREL, MD – A bill that would help resurrect the Washington D.C. International and provide $500,000 in bonus money to Maryland-bred or Maryland-sired horses who run in the Preakness Stakes (G1) has sailed through the House 137-0 after passing the Senate 46-0 last month.
 

Maryland Jockey Club Opens Boonsboro OTB; Fourth OTB Features Full-Service Restaurant, Bar, Entertainment

04/13/2016
Fourth OTB Features Full-Service Restaurant, Bar, Entertainment
 
BOONSBORO, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club opened its fourth off-track betting facility Wednesday when the doors to its 2,000-square-foot facility in this historic town were unlocked at the GBoone’s Events Center on Old National Pike.
            

Awesome Speed Gets the Distance in $100,000 Federico Tesio

04/09/2016
Multiple Stakes Winner Earns Automatic Bid to 141st Preakness (G1)
 
 
LAUREL, MD – Colts Neck Stables’ Awesome Speed made a successful and lucrative return to Laurel Park on Saturday, winning the $100,000 Federico Tesio and earning an automatic berth in the 141st Preakness Stakes (G1) May 21 at Pimlico Race Course.