Undefeated Run to Daylight Targets $100,000 James F. Lewis III
Buff My Boots, Sparkle Sprinkle Meet Again in $100,000 Smart Halo BALTIMORE – David Raim’s Run to Daylight, undefeated through three starts including back-to-back stakes wins, hits the road for the first time in an attempt to keep his perfect record intact in Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III at Laurel Park. The 10th running […]
Voss Celebrates Aloha West’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) Victory
4-Year-Old Gelding Bred in Maryland by Laurel Park-Based Trainer BALTIMORE – Katy Voss watched this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships with great interest. The breeder, owner and Laurel Park-based trainer was cheering on her younger sister, Elizabeth Merryman, who bred and co-owns Turf Sprint (G1) contender Caravel. Voss also had a rooting interest in seeing […]
Stronach 5 returns $8,826
BALTIMORE – There were four winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring a 12-percent takeout and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields. Each ticket was worth $8,826.10. It was Barak Farm’s 2-year-old filly She Is Wisky kicking off the Stronach 5, winning Laurel’s seventh race in her third career start and […]
Mr Jefferson Gives Trombetta 2,000th Career Victory
Maryland-Based Trainer Runs 1-2 in 2-Year-Old Feature BALTIMORE – R. Larry Johnson’s homebred 2-year-old colt Mr Jefferson slipped through an opening along the rail in mid-stretch and outran stablemate Bold Leader to give trainer Mike Trombetta his 2,000th career victory in Thursday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park. Ridden by Mychel Sanchez, Mr Jefferson ($14.20) […]
Wondrwherecraigis Back at Laurel Park After Milestone G3 Victory
Multiple Stakes Winner Laki Resumes Training Following Short Break Rainbow 6 Carryover, Trombetta’s Quest Continues Thursday at Laurel BALTIMORE – Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Michael Caruso’s Wondrwherecraigis is back home at Laurel Park after giving trainer Brittany Russell her first career graded-stakes victory. His front-running triumph in the seven-furlong Bold Ruler […]
Stronach 5 Highlighted by Field of 12 in $65,000 Cellars Shiraz Stakes
Races from Laurel, Gulfstream, and Golden Gate Seven for Cellars Shiraz From Out-of-Town, Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5 will offer an interesting puzzle for bettors Friday with several new faces arriving at Gulfstream Park for the $65,000 Cellars Shiraz and a stakes-quality optional allowance claiming event on the turf at Laurel Park. […]
Stakes Winners Abound Among 30 James F. Lewis III Nominations
Nursery Winner Buff Hello, Unbeaten Cooke Creek, Run to Daylight in Group Smart Halo, Thirty Eight Go Go Part of Saturday, Nov. 13 Stakes Program Live Racing Returns with Nine-Race Program Thursday, Nov. 4 BALTIMORE – Undefeated stakes winners Cooke Creek and Run to Daylight, and the top six finishers from the Maryland Million Nursery […]
Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns $2,530 with Four Favorites
36 Winning Tickets BALTIMORE – Four post-time favorites were winners in Friday’s Stronach 5, and 36 winning tickets were each worth $2,520.40. The Stronach 5 featured a low 12-percent takeout and races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields. The Stronach 5 started with Laurel’s eighth race, a 5 ½ […]
Moquist Stays Undefeated in Stakes-Quality Allowance Feature
3-Year-Old Nyquist Filly Pointed to $100,000 Safely Kept Nov. 27 Jockey J.D. Acosta Registers Friday Hat Trick in First Three Races BALTIMORE – Mopo Racing’s undefeated 3-year-old filly Moquist passed another round of tests Friday, stepping up in class and showing a new dimension over an unfamiliar racetrack, to keep her perfect record intact with […]
Undefeated Moquist Faces Test in Stakes-Quality Feature Friday
Several Horses with Maryland Ties Among Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries BALTIMORE – Mopo Racing’s undefeated 3-year-old filly Moquist will put her perfect record on the line as she preps for next month’s stakes debut in Friday’s salty, stakes-quality feature at Laurel Park. Moquist is the 8-5 program favorite in Race 4, a third-level optional claiming allowance […]