Champion Victor Carrasco Sixth in Return to Riding Sunday
Angel Cruz Triples Sunday; Factor It In Bounces Back in Feature Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers When Racing Returns Friday BALTIMORE – Nearly 4 ½ months after being injured in a spill at Laurel Park, journeyman Victor Carrasco made his long-awaited return to the races Sunday. Carrasco, 30, finished sixth aboard Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds’ Libraryofcongress, […]
Hayes Strike Pulls Clear Late in $100,000 Private Terms
Multiple Graded-Stakes Placed Shipper Captures 3YO Stakes Lady Lowery Goes the Distance in $100,000 Beyond The Wire BALTIMORE – Dixiana Farms’ Grade 2-placed homebred Hayes Strike, back on dirt after a failed attempt on the synthetic, cruised up to front-running Coffeewithchris at the top of the stretch and outran the multiple stakes winner to the […]
Nimitz Class Proves Too Much in $100,000 Harrison Johnson
Breezy Gust Blows Past Rivals to Take $75,000 Not For Love Dramatic Late Rally Lifts Mavilus to $75,000 Conniver Win BALTIMORE – Bred in Pennsylvania and based at Parx, Thomas Coulter’s Nimitz Class has made Maryland his home away from home, rolling to a third consecutive stakes victory at Laurel Park with a popular 6 […]
Jaime Rodriguez Rides Record-Tying Seven Winners Friday
Class, Distance Test for Howgreatisnate in $100,000 Private Terms New York Shipper Register Narrow 3-1 Program Favorite in 3YO Stakes Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses on Saturday’s 10-Race Program BALTIMORE – Paul Fowler Jr.’s 4-year-old gelding Shaft’s Bullett rolled to a popular victory in Friday’s Race 8 feature at Laurel Park to complete a […]
Hello Hot Rod at Home in $100,000 Harrison Johnson
G3 Winner Eastern Bay Returns in $75,000 Not For Love Stablemates Award Wanted, Street Lute Top $75,000 Conniver BALTIMORE – Brittany Russell didn’t have to think twice when owner George Sharp reached out a couple months back to ask if the Maryland’s two-time defending trainer of the year had room for one more horse. It […]
Coffeewithchris Stretches Out for $100,000 Private Terms
First Two-Turn Test for Multiple Stakes-Winning Sophomore Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Saturday, March 18 BALTIMORE – His connections will get a further indication of how far Coffeewithchris wants to go when their multiple stakes-winning sophomore attempts two turns for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000 Private Terms at Laurel Park. The 34th […]
Pharoahs Baby Gyal Stepping Up in $100,000 Beyond The Wire
Joined By Stablemate Cats Inthe Timber in 3-Year-Old Filly Stakes Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Saturday, March 18 BALTIMORE – G S S Tbred’s Pharoahs Baby Gyal, a daughter of 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah exiting a mid-January romp over winners, is set to make her stakes debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Beyond […]
MJC Spring Champions Handicapping Tournament March 25
Prize Money, NHC, BCBC & BIG One Berths Up for Grabs Registration Deadlines March 22 by Mail, March 24 in Person/Phone BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club will host the spring session of its bi-annual Champions Handicapping Tournament Saturday, March 25 in the second-floor clubhouse sports bar at Laurel Park. Berths to the NTRA National […]
Triple Crown-Nominated Uncle Jake Cruises to Maiden Win
Russell-Trained Stablemate Goodgirl Badhabits Romps in Debut Trainer Russell, Jockey Toledo Team Up for Friday Hat Trick Rainbow 6 Carryover at $11,511 for Saturday’s Nine-Race Card BALTIMORE – Triple Crown-nominated Uncle Jake, given clear run throughout by jockey Jevian Toledo, powered to a popular 9 ½-length maiden special weight victory in a dazzling opening of […]
Entries Welcome for David Woods & Jerry Frutkoff Preakness Media Awards
Recipients to be Honored at Legendary Alibi Breakfast May 18 at Pimlico BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club announced today it is accepting entries for the David F. Woods Memorial Award, presented annually to the writer of the best Preakness story from the previous year, and the Jerry Frutkoff Photography Award, presented to the photographer […]