Nine on Tap as Live Racing Returns to Laurel Friday
Torch of Truth Chasing Third Straight Win in Allowance H P Moon Goes for Second in a Row on Saturday Card Nominations Close Saturday for Five March 18 Stakes Special 10 A.M. Opening Saturday for Fountain of Youth Day BALTIMORE – Three allowance races and a maiden special weight for 3-year-old fillies are on tap […]
Apprentice Concepcion Rides First Maryland Winner Saturday
Teenager Guides 4YO Filly Shinelikeadiamond to 7 ½-Length Romp Laurel Closes February with Live Nine-Race Program Sunday BALTIMORE – Bruce Yarwood and Renee Latour’s Shinelikeadiamond took the lead at the top of the stretch and powered to a 7 ½-length win over favored Cause to Dream in Saturday’s opener at Laurel Park, giving seven-pound apprentice […]
Doppelganger Looks for Second Straight in Friday Feature
4YO Colt Favored in One-Mile Optional Claiming Allowance Response Time, Princess Kokachin Set to Meet Again Friday BALTIMORE – SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan, Golconda Stable and Siena Farm’s Doppelganger, victorious in his return to racing last month, chases a second straight victory when live […]
Circling the Drain Gets Job Done in Holiday Monday Feature
Second Win from Four Starts for Triple Crown-Nominated 3YO Apprentice Luis Rivera Jr. Registers First Domestic Victory BALTIMORE – Sycamore Hall’s 3-year-old Maryland homebred gelding Circling the Drain, nominated to the Triple Crown, took the next step in his promising career with a professional two-length victory during Monday’s Presidents Day holiday program at Laurel Park. […]
Circling the Drain Taking Next Step in Monday Feature
Sophomore Son of West Coast Nominated to Triple Crown $10K Late Pick 5 Carryover for Monday’s Holiday Program BALTIMORE – Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds’ 3-year-old gelding Circling the Drain, a homebred son of West Coast newly nominated to the Triple Crown, is set to make his second start of the year during a special Presidents Day […]
Eastern Bay Emotional Winner of General George (G3)
Star Align on Day that Honored Memory of Avery Whisman Nimitz Class Stays on Roll in $100,000 John B. Campbell BALTIMORE – Built Wright Stables’ 9-year-old Eastern Bay, racing closer to the pace than usual, took the lead at the top of the stretch and powered home by 1 ½ lengths to earn his first […]
Swayin to and Fro Makes the Grade in Barbara Fritchie (G3)
Hybrid Eclipse Opens Season with $100,000 Nellie Morse Win BALTIMORE – Baxter Racing Stable’s Swayin to and Fro sat off long shot pacesetter Liscolvin for a half-mile before taking the lead, turned back Grade 1-placed shipper Pass the Champagne and held off late-running Fille d’Esprit to become a graded-stakes winner in Saturday’s $250,000 Barbara Fritchie […]
Coffeewithchris Stretches Out to Win $100,000 Miracle Wood
Stonewall Star Shines Bright in $100,000 Wide Country Victory BALTIMORE – John Salzman Jr., Fred Wasserloos and Anthony Geruso’s Coffeewithchris, given a perfect trip from jockey Jaime Rodriguez, got the jump on favored Prince of Jericho and held off his rival in deep stretch to capture Saturday’s $100,000 Miracle Wood by 1 ¼ lengths at […]
John the Bear Making Stakes Debut in General George (G3)
Swayin to and Fro Looks to Rebound in Barbara Fritchie (G3) $100,000 Miracle Wood Marks Return to Stakes for Feeling Woozy BALTIMORE – Euro Stable’s John the Bear, a winner of back-to-back sprints to open the year, will put his streak to the test when he makes his stakes debut in Saturday’s $250,000 General George […]
$100,000 John B. Campbell Marks Stakes Return for Shake Em Loose
Hybrid Eclipse Set to Launch 5YO Season in $100,000 Nellie Morse Among Six Stakes, Two Graded, Worth $900,000 in Purses Feb. 18 BALTIMORE – J R Sanchez Racing Stable’s claimer-turned-multiple stakes winner Shake Em Loose, a solid second in his comeback race last month, is entered to make his return to stakes company Saturday in […]