Racing News

Prince of Jericho Good-Looking Spectacular Bid Winner

01/21/2023

Earns First Career Stakes in Seven-Furlong Sprint for 3YOs

BALTIMORE – Michael Dubb and Morris Bailey’s Prince of Jericho, beaten by Coffeewithchris in his stakes debut last month, avenged that loss by pouncing on the co-favorite at the top of the stretch and steadily drawing away to win Saturday’s $100,000 Spectacular Bid by four lengths at Laurel Park.

Factor It In Powers to $100,000 Fire Plug Victory

01/21/2023

Fille d’Esprit Rebounds in $100,000 What a Summer
Plot the Dots Becomes Stakes Winner in $75,000 Jennings
Award Wanted Takes Inside Route to $75,000 Geisha Win

BALTIMORE – Michael Scheffres’ multiple Grade 3-placed Factor It In continued his career-best form Saturday at Laurel Park by cruising to this third stakes victory in five starts, a two-length triumph in the $100,000 Fire Plug.

L Street Lady Captures Stakes Debut in $100,000 Xtra Heat

01/21/2023

Pulls Clear of Favored Chickieness Late in 3YO Filly Sprint

BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables’ L Street Lady, making just her third career start and first in a stakes, pressed favored Chickieness before taking over at the top of the stretch and sprinting clear to a 2 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Xtra Heat at Laurel Park.

$100,000 Spectacular Bid for 3-Year-Olds Tops Saturday Stakes

01/20/2023

Six Stakes, Four Sprints, Worth $550,000 in Purses on Nine-Race Card
Eclipse Award Finalist Barbosa Rides 200th Career Winner Friday

BALTIMORE – Laurel Park will play host to Maryland’s first stakes of the 2023 racing season Saturday during a nine-race Winter Sprintfest program featuring six stakes worth $550,000 in purses.

Four of the six stakes come at sprint distances, topped by the $100,000 Spectacular Bid for 3-year-olds going seven furlongs and $100,000 Xtra Heat for 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs.

Ournationonparade Marching Ahead in $75,000 Jennings

01/19/2023

Stablemates Malibu Beauty, Intrepid Dream Top $75,000 Geisha

BALTIMORE – Morris Kernan Jr., Yo Berbs and Jagger, Inc’s Ournationonparade, victorious in the Maryland Million Classic three starts back, shortens up in his return to restricted company seeking to regain his winning form in Saturday’s $75,000 Jennings at Laurel Park.

Trainer Capuano Chases First Stakes Win in $100,000 Fire Plug

01/17/2023

Swayin to and Fro Goes for Third Straight in $100,000 What a Summer

BALTIMORE – A week after getting his first wins as a trainer out of the way, Phillip Capuano will go after his first stakes win with Mopo Racing’s Alwaysinahurry in the $100,000 Fire Plug Saturday at Laurel Park.

The 6 ½-furlong Fire Plug for 4-year-olds and up and $100,000 What a Summer for fillies and mares 4 and older going six furlongs are among six stakes, including four sprints, worth $550,000 in purses on a nine-race Winter Sprintfest program.

Coffeewithchris Seeks Second Straight Win in Spectacular Bid

01/16/2023

Maryland Million Winner Chickieness Returns in $100,000 Xtra Heat

BALTIMORE – Coffeewithchris, who became a stakes winner with his 16-1 upset of last month’s Heft in his juvenile finale, wheels back in three weeks looking to maintain that momentum in Saturday’s $100,000 Spectacular Bid at Laurel Park.

Jackie A Seeks to Maintain Momentum in Monday Feature

01/15/2023

Post Time 12:25 P.M. for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Card

BALTIMORE – Mopo Racing’s Jackie A faces seven rivals including stakes winners Jalen Journey, Shackled Love and Local Motive as he chases his sixth career win, fourth in five starts and second in a row in the Race 7 feature on Monday’s special Martin Luther King Jr. holiday program at Laurel Park.

Post time for the first of nine races is 12:25 p.m.

Trainer Phillip Capuano Registers First Two Maryland Victories

01/14/2023

Shake Em Loose Set to Return in Laurel Sunday Feature
Jockey Kevin Gomez Gets First Win of Comeback Saturday
Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Eight-Race Card Sunday

BALTIMORE – Louis Ulman’s 3-year-old colt Imagine a Cure ($12) dug in again after being passed by Bubba Chrome in mid-stretch and surged late for a half-length victory in Race 2 Saturday at Laurel Park to give trainer Phillip Capuano his first career winner in Maryland.

Apprentice Jhovany Paredes Rides First Career Winner Friday

01/13/2023

Stakes Winner Galerio Launching Comeback in Saturday Feature

BALTIMORE – Ten-pound apprentice rider Jhovany Paredes celebrated his 22nd birthday in style Friday at Laurel Park by registering his first career victory, a front-running triumph aboard 5-year-old mare I Can Do It.

Bred, owned and trained by Robert Gamber, I Can Do It ($17.80) ran seven furlongs in 1:27.29 over a main track rated good to capture the claiming event for maiden fillies and mares ages 4 and 5 by a length over Brzina.