Laurel’s Final Four Races Friday Cancelled Due to Weather
Nine-Race Card Scheduled for Saturday Starting at 12:25 P.M. BALTIMORE – Due to deteriorating weather conditions, Laurel Park was forced to cancel the remainder of its live program Friday following the third race. Winter storm Landon brought steady rain through the Mid-Atlantic region overnight and throughout the day Friday. Laurel’s first three races were contested […]
Debut Winners American Icon, Iron Works Highlight Friday’s Stronach 5
Races from Laurel, Gulfstream, Santa Anita & Golden Gate Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – Gulfstream Park’s feature race, highlighted by several promising 3-year-olds including debut winners American Icon and Iron Works, will highlight Friday’s Stronach 5. The Stronach 5 will also feature races from Santa Anita Park, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields along with […]
Jockey Rosario Montanez Finishes Sixth in Comeback Race
First Mount in 1 ½ Years for Journeyman Rider Following Spill BALTIMORE – Journeyman rider Rosario Montanez launched his comeback Sunday at Laurel Park, more than 1 ½ years after being involved in a spill that required surgery to repair multiple back fractures and rehabilitation for brain injury. Montanez, a 31-year-old native of San Diego, […]
Wondrwherecraigis wins Fire Plug, Witty Takes Spectacular Bid
Part of Winter Carnival BALTIMORE – Wondrwherecraigis wired the $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes for trainer Brittany Russell, wrapping up the slate of six stakes on Laurel Park’s Winter Carnival Day Saturday. Jockey Jevian Toledo sent the 5-year-old gelding by Munnings to the lead after breaking sharply from the 2 post, winning the six-furlong race for […]
Stronach 5 Returns $4,648
BALTIMORE – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Santa Anita Park, Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields and a low 12 percent takeout, returned $4,648.10. There were 17 winning tickets. The Stronach 5 kicked off with Laurel’s ninth race and Jagger, Inc’s Visual Artist providing trainer Jamie Ness with his third win of […]
Laurel Park Hosting Stakes-Filled Saturday Program
Six Stakes Worth $550,000 in Purses on Winter Carnival Trainer Ness, Jockey Rodriguez Register Friday Hat Tricks BALTIMORE – Grade 3 winner Hibiscus Punch, multiple stakes winners Wondrwherecraigis and Cordmaker, and promising 3-year-old H P Moon are among the horses to watch on Laurel Park’s stakes-filled Saturday program. Six stakes worth $550,000 in purses help […]
Cordmaker Looks to Keep Rolling in $75,000 Jennings
Good Life Cider Staying Home for $75,000 Geisha BALTIMORE – After ending last season with a flourish, Hillwood Stable’s multiple stakes winner Cordmaker looks to carry that momentum into his 7-year-old season when he faces six rivals in Saturday’s $75,000 Jennings at Laurel Park. The Jennings for 4-year-olds and up and $75,000 Geisha for fillies […]
Wondrwherecraigis to Launch Season in $100,000 Fire Plug
G3 Winner Hibiscus Punch Returns in $100,000 What a Summer BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’ Wondrwherecraigis, unraced since giving trainer Brittany Russell her first graded-stakes victory three months ago, will kick off his 5-year-old campaign at home in Saturday’s $100,000 Fire Plug at Laurel Park. The Fire Plug […]
H P Moon Finds Comeback Spot in $100,000 Spectacular Bid
Stakes Winners Luna Belle, Buff My Boots Top $100,000 Xtra Heat BALTIMORE – K E M Racing Stables and Five Hellions Farm’s well-regarded H P Moon, eye-catching winner of his lone start last summer, is set to launch his highly anticipated sophomore season Saturday in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid at Laurel Park. The seven-furlong Spectacular […]
Races on the Turf from Santa Anita & Gulfstream Highlight Stronach 5
Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – Turf races from Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream Park lead a competitive Stronach 5 Friday afternoon with a low 12-percent takeout. The Stronach 5, which continues to offer a strong return on investment, will start at 4:16 ET and will also include races from Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields. […]