Racing News

Luna Belle Makes It Four Straight in Beyond the Wire

03/19/2022

3-Year-Old Filly Rolls By 3 ½ Lengths in One-Mile Stakes

BALTIMORE – Deborah Greene and Hamilton Smith’s Luna Belle made her first attempt at stretching out look easy, rolling to a fourth consecutive stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Beyond the Wire at Laurel Park.

The 34th running of the one-mile Beyond the Wire for 3-year-old fillies was the fourth of five stakes worth $450,000 in purses on the St. Patrick’s Day weekend program, co-headlined by the $100,000 Private Terms for 3-year-olds.

Whereshetoldmetogo Defends Title in $75,000 Not For Love

03/19/2022

Fille d’Esprit Romps to Popular $75,000 Conniver Victory
$100,000 Harrison Johnson to Dontmesawithme

BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, Ten Strike Racing, Michael Kisber and BTR Racing Inc.’s Whereshetoldmetogo reeled in stubborn pacesetter and fellow multiple stakes winner Jaxon Traveler in mid-stretch and edged past nearing the wire to defend his title in Saturday’s $75,000 Not For Love at Laurel Park.

Sanchez-Salomon Following Familiar Path with The Wolfman

03/18/2022

Trainer Hoping to Make Ex-Claimer Stakes Winner in Not For Love
Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses on Saturday Card
Openings Remain for Saturday’s Champions Handicapping Tournament

BALTIMORE – Having turned Shake Em Loose into a stakes winner off the claim late last year, trainer Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon is hoping to have the same luck with Joanne Shankle’s The Wolfman in Saturday’s $75,000 Not For Love.

Stronach 5 Rewards Winners with $12,432

03/18/2022

Disqualification, Three Longshots, Low 12-Percent Takeout

BALTIMORE – There were 10 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $12,432.40.

The popular wager, with a low 12-percent takeout, featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, as well as three longshots and a disqualification.

The Stronach 5 kicked off with Laurel’s ninth race and favored Queen Cadence drawing away to an easy victory.

Then things got interesting.

Diamond Collector Looking to Shine in $100,000 Beyond the Wire

03/18/2022

Micro Star Set to Make Stakes Debut in $100,000 Private Terms
Youngest of Five Seeking Breakthrough in $75,000 Not For Love

BALTIMORE – Still seeking a replacement for Come Dancing, his former stable star that won five graded-stakes including the 2019 Ballerina (G1) and more than $1.2 million in purse earnings, trainer Carlos Martin hopes to have found one in Diamond Collector.

Whereshetoldmetogo, Jaxon Traveler Clash in $75,000 Not For Love

03/17/2022

Fillie d’Esprit Looks to Dethrone Kiss the Girl in $75,000 Conniver

BALTIMORE – Defending champion Whereshetoldmetogo and fellow multiple stakes winner Jaxon Traveler, the latter recently voted his second straight Maryland-bred championship, are set to clash for the first time in Saturday’s $75,000 Not For Love at Laurel Park.

Galerio Seeks Second Stakes Win in $100,000 Harrison Johnson

03/17/2022

Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Saturday, March 19

BALTIMORE – Bird Mobberley and Grady Griffin’s Galerio, having checked a stakes victory off his to-do list last time out, will go after his second in a row tackling six rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial at Laurel Park.

Luna Belle Chasing Fourth Straight Win in $100,000 Beyond the Wire

03/16/2022

One-Mile Test for 3-Year-Old Fillies Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000

BALTIMORE – Deborah Greene and Hamilton Smith’s Luna Belle will attempt to stretch her talent beyond a sprint for the first time as she goes after a fourth consecutive stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Beyond the Wire at Laurel Park.

The 34th running of the one-mile Beyond the Wire for 3-year-old fillies is among five stakes worth $450,000 in purses on an 11-race program, co-headlined by the $100,000 Private Terms for 3-year-olds.

Maryland Champion Joe Returns in $100,000 Private Terms

03/16/2022

Colt Named for President Puts Streak to Test in 3-Year-Old Stake
Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Saturday, March 19

BALTIMORE – The Elkstone Group’s homebred colt Joe, recently crowned the Maryland-bred champion juvenile of 2021, puts a three-race win streak on the line when he returns to action in Saturday’s $100,000 Private Terms at Laurel Park.

Friday's Stronach 5: Four Tracks, Five Races, One Hour, Competitive Fields

03/16/2022

Two on the Turf, Low 12-Percent Takeout

BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5, which continues to offer a strong return on investment, returns Friday with competitive races, including two scheduled on the turf, from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields

The popular wager, which also features a low 12-percent takeout, returned $5,642 on March 11 with three winners returning $8 or less and the largest payoff being $13.20.