Racing News

McCarron Graduate Strandberg Wins First Race

LAUREL, MD. 03-22-13---Mallory Strandberg cracked the winners’ circle at Laurel Park for the first time in her career, guiding Light Of Truth to victory in today’s opener.

Bold Affair Seeks Repeat In Conniver Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 03-21-13---Multiple stakes winner Bold Affair leads four less accomplished Maryland-bred fillies and mares into Saturday’s Conniver Stakes. The daughter of Two Punch captured this race a year ago, the first of five stakes victories during her 4-year-old campaign. 

Bold Affair, the 2-5 morning line favorite, then won the Primonetta, Skipat, Maryland Million Distaff Handicap, Geisha in 2012 and took the What a Summer in her 2013 debut. Overall, the Howard Wolfendale trainee is 10-of-17 lifetime, with seven stakes scores, for earnings of $599,540.

Maryland Jockey Club To Host The World's Largest Farm To Table Dining Experience At The Preakness Stakes

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Mike Isabella to design the 2013 menu

Norman Asbjornson Rallies From Last To Win Harrison Johnson Stakes

Norman Asbjornson wins the Harrison Johnson StakesLAUREL, MD.  03-16-13---Thomas McClay & Harry Nye’s Norman Asbjornson ran down front runner Eighttofasttocatch to win the $125,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Stakes this afternoon at Laurel Park.

Sent to post at 6-1 under Jeremy Rose for trainer Carlos Mancilla, the 5-year-old was winning his first stakes. A hint of what he was capable of doing came in his previous start, when Norman Asbjornson was elevated to second in the John B. Campbell Stakes last month after he was fouled by Service for Ten in the final furlong. 

Chevelle, Florida-Georgia Line & Kristen And The Noise Added To Preakness Infield Concert Lineup

Bands Will Play On Jägermeister Stage May 18 At Pimlico Race Course

BALTIMORE, 03-15-13---The Maryland Jockey Club today announced Chevelle, Florida-Georgia Line and Kristen and the Noise will perform on the Jägermeister stage on Saturday, May 18 at Pimlico Race Course, prior to the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1).

Koh I Noor Goes For Black Type In Harrison Johnson Stakes

LAUREL, MD.  03-14-13---Late bloomer Koh I Noor continues his quest towards the $500,000 Pimlico Special (G3) in his stakes debut on Saturday in the nine furlong Harrison E. Johnson Memorial at Laurel Park.

Two-time defending champion Eighttofasttocatch, General George (G3) winner Javerre, John B. Campbell champion Concealed Identity and 2011 Preakness Stakes (G1) runner Norman Asbjornson are among the five challengers.

Maryland Jockey Club Auditioning Frank Carulli Replacements Next Week

 

LAUREL, MD. 03-13-12---Frank Carulli, the Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park handicapper and racing analyst since January 2002, will be leaving the company at the conclusion of the Pimlico spring meet, which ends June 8. Carulli will be relocating to Las Vegas.

Next week (March 20-23) at Laurel Park, the Maryland Jockey Club will have four guest handicappers vie for Carulli’s on-air role as the Pimlico and Laurel television host. 

Mr Palmer Impressive In Private Terms Stakes Victory

LAUREL, MD. 03-09-12---Michael Lauffer & Gregory McDonald’s Mr Palmer had all the worst of it and still won the $150,000 Private Terms Stakes going away this afternoon at Laurel Park.

Goo Goo Dolls Headline Black-Eyed Susan Day Concert

Pimlico Partners With Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen For The Cure® For The Fourth Annual People’s Pink Party

13-Race Card Will Feature Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Pimlico Special, Lady Legends Race & Battle of The Sexes Jockey Challenge

Ten 3-Year-Olds Entered In Saturday's Private Terms Stakes

LAUREL, MD. 03-07-12---Dynamic Strike goes for four wins in a row, including two stakes, in Saturday’s $150,000 Private Terms Stakes at Laurel Park.