MJC Cancels Saturday’s Live Program at Laurel Park
Racing Scheduled to Resume Sunday with New 12:40 Post Princess Kokachin Favored in Stakes-Quality Allowance BALTIMORE – A powerful winter storm passing through the Mid-Atlantic region has forced the Maryland Jockey Club to cancel Saturday’s live nine-race program at Laurel Park. According to the National Weather Service, the Baltimore/Washington area and northeastern Maryland were forecast […]
Stronach 5 Returns $5,642
Races from Laurel, Santa Anita, Gulfstream, and Golden Gate BALTIMORE – There were 21 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $5,642.30. The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, and Golden Gate Fields with a low 12-percent takeout. Two of the five legs produced payouts of more […]
Maryland Champion Luna Belle Works Friday for Beyond the Wire
Her Trainer, Ham Smith, Wins with Only Two Starters on Friday Card Five-Pound Apprentice Jean Alvelo Registers Friday Hat Trick BALTIMORE – Luna Belle, the newly crowned champion Maryland-bred juvenile filly of 2021, breezed Friday morning at Laurel Park ahead of a planned start in the $100,000 Beyond the Wire March 19. In the second […]
Live Action Returns to Laurel with Nine-Race Program Friday
Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers, Stronach 5 Wager on Menu Post Time Moves to 12:40 P.M. Starting Sunday, March 13 BALTIMORE – Two allowance races, a maiden special weight, a pair of carryovers and the return of the weekly national Stronach 5 wager will greet bettors when live action resumes at Laurel Park with a […]
Voting Open for The Art of Racing Preakness Art Contest
Total of 147 Entries Submitted, Winner to be Announced March 25 Laurel Park to Host Live Nine-Race Program Friday, March 11 BALTIMORE – Voting is officially open for The Art of Racing, a unique art competition presented by 1/ST and the Maryland Jockey Club in partnership with the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) to […]
Maiden Special Weight on Turf Anchors Friday Stronach 5
Four Tracks, Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – A competitive group of fillies and mares on turf sired by Uncle Mo, Tapit, American Pharoah, Candy Ride and Kitten’s Joy will be the last piece of the Stronach 5 puzzle Friday, which will play host to races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden […]
Juvenile Champions Joe, Luna Belle Top March 19 Stakes Noms
Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend LAUREL, MD – Newly minted Maryland-bred champions Joe and Luna Belle, both riding three-race win streaks, repeat champion Jaxon Traveler and multiple stakes winners Threes Over Deuces, Kiss the Girl and Whereshetoldmetogo are among 98 nominations to five stakes worth $450,000 in purses Saturday, […]
Stakes Winner Eastern Bay Successful in Friday Comeback
First Race in 162 Days for G3-Placed 8-Year-Old Gelding Trainer Mike Gorham Sends Out Three Winners Friday BALTIMORE – Robert D. Bone’s 8-year-old gelding Eastern Bay, a stakes winner who was beaten a nose in the 2020 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3), asserted his class over six rivals and made a triumphant return […]
Laurel Park Begins Three-Day Weekend Racing Friday
Cordmaker Sibling to Debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park Nominations Close Saturday for Laurel’s March 19 Stakes BALTIMORE – Staring with Friday’s live nine-race program, Laurel Park shifts to a three-day weekend schedule for the remainder of the 2022 winter meet which is scheduled to run through Sunday, March 27. Post time, currently at 12:25 p.m., […]
Stronach 5 Cancelled for Friday
BALTIMORE – Due to Santa Anita Park cancelling its Friday’s program and moving it to Monday, Friday’s Stronach 5 has been cancelled.