Pixelate Opens Season with Title Defense in Prince George’s County
Multiple Graded-Stakes Winning Millionaire Tops 1 1/8-Mile Turf Stakes BALTIMORE – Pixelate, a multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire bred and owned by Godolphin, returns for a title defense with his seasonal debut Saturday in the $100,000 Prince George’s County at Laurel Park. The third running of the Prince George’s County for 3-year-olds and up and $100,000 […]
Chub Wagon Looks to Keep Rolling in $100,000 Alma North
Among Four Stakes Worth $450,000 on De Francis Dash Day BALTIMORE – Daniel Lopez and George Chestnut’s seven-time stakes winner Chub Wagon, successful off the bench in her season debut last month, looks to stretch her win streak to four races when she returns to Maryland for Saturday’s $100,000 Alma North at Laurel Park. The […]
Special Reserve Making Season Debut in De Francis Dash
Graded Winners Wondrwherecraigis, Pickin’ Time Among Rivals Six-Furlong Sprint Headlines Four Stakes Worth $450,000 Saturday BALTIMORE – Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher’s claimer-turned-multiple graded-stakes winner Special Reserve, unraced since a troubled trip in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) last fall, will face seven rivals including Grade 3 winners Wondrwherecraigis and Pickin’ Time for his […]
Beren Works Sunday, Bound for $150,000 De Francis Dash
Multiple Stakes-Winning 4YO Sharp in Half-Mile Move at Parx Factor It In Springs 8-1 Upset in Sunday’s Allowance Feature Live Action Returns to Laurel with 10-Race Program July 15 BALTIMORE – Susan Quick and Christopher Feifarek’s multiple stakes-winning homebred Beren, whose 17 career races have come at 10 different racetracks, will make his Maryland debut […]
Sunday Feature Win Could Land Eastern Bay in De Francis Dash
8-Year-Old Gelding Chasing 17th Career Victory in Allowance Sprint Champion Jockey Jevian Toledo Enjoys Four-Win Day Saturday 20-Cent Rainbow 6 Solved Saturday for $32,868 Jackpot Payoff BALTIMORE – Built Wright Stables’ 8-year-old gelding Eastern Bay, riding a two-race win streak, will be chasing both his 17th career victory as well as a return to stakes […]
G3 Winner ‘Craig’ Headed to De Francis Following Friday Breeze
Six-Furlong Sprint Tops Four Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses July 16 Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $28,668 for Saturday’s Nine-Race Card G2 Black-Eyed Susan Winner Returns Saturday in Indiana Oaks (G3) BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, The Elkstone Group and Michael Dubb’s Grade 3 winner Wondrwherecraigis is headed to the $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash […]
Owner-Trainer Cortez Enjoying Success with Audacious Quality
5-Year-Old Gelding Favored for Return in Laurel’s Friday Feature $25,412 Rainbow 6 Carryover for Friday’s Eight-Race Program BALTIMORE – Her stable recently expanded to two horses, but even when it was just one, Amy Cortez wouldn’t have had it any other way. Cortez is the owner and trainer of Audacious Quality, the narrow 5-2 program […]
Journeyman Sheldon Russell ‘Thrilled’ to Be Back Riding
Elite Maryland Jockey Missed 296 Days Following Injury BALTIMORE – Having secured his first win on the first day of his comeback, Sheldon Russell is going about getting back to business. The 34-year-old journeyman, an eight-time meet champion in Maryland, waited 296 days between rides – nearly 10 months – and isn’t about to rush […]
Nine Live Races on Special Fourth of July Holiday Program
Stakes Winner Courvoisier Makes Return in Monday Feature Food & Drink Specials, Rainbow 6 Jackpot Carryover at $22,092 BALTIMORE – Nine live races, food and drink specials and a 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover in five figures will be on the menu when Laurel Park serves up a special Independence Day holiday program Monday. First race […]
Trio of Graded Winners Top 28 De Francis Dash Nominations
Six-Furlong Sprint Headlines Four Stakes Worth $450,000 July 16 BALTIMORE – Graded-stakes winners Wondrwherecraigis, Special Reserve and Pickin’ Time, fellow multiple stakes winners Ny Traffic, Beren and Royal Urn, and multiple graded-stakes placed War Tocsin are among 28 horses nominated to the $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park. The six-furlong Dash […]