Hello Beautiful Makes History in $150,000 Maryland Million Distaff

Becomes Only Seventh Horse with Three Career Maryland Million Wins BALTIMORE – It took just over 82 seconds for 4-year-old filly Hello Beautiful to race her way into Maryland Million history. Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stables and Magic City Stables’ Hello Beautiful rolled to her second consecutive front-running victory in the $100,000 […]

Grateful Bred Keeps Truckin’ in Turf Sprint

Somekindofmagician Takes the Million Turf BALTIMORE – The way trainer Madison Meyers sees it, “It’s Grateful’s world and we’re just living in it.” And it’s been a pretty good place to be over the past few years. The 5-year-old gelding, who Meyers says has a “mind of his own,” went to the front in Saturday’s […]

Buff Hello Outruns Field in $100,000 Maryland Million Nursery

Buff My Boots Fights Back in $100,000 Maryland Million Lassie BALTIMORE – In a crowded race loaded with speed, no one could catch Buff Hello. Joseph Besecker’s Buff Hello ($13) broke running from his inside draw and never looked back, sprinting clear to a two-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Nursery at Laurel Park. […]

Four Winning Tickets in Stronach 5 Earn $98,311

BALTIMORE – There were four winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 each worth $98,311.20. There was a carryover of $76,823.80 and $359,626 of money wagered Friday. The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields along with a low 12-percent takeout. The wager started with Figlio Del […]

It’s Maryland Million Day

Great Racing, Hat Giveaway, Food & Drinks BALTIMORE – Laurel Park will open its doors at 10 a.m. Saturday for the 36th Jim McKay Maryland Million Day program consisting of eight stakes and four starter stakes starting with a first-race post of 11:30 a.m. The richest race on the program is the $150,000 Classic (Race […]

G3-Placed Double Crown Returns in Maryland Million Sprint

So Street Chasing Second Stakes Victory in $100,000 Turf Sprint Special 11:30 A.M. Post for 36th Jim McKay Maryland Million Program BALTIMORE – Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Double Crown, a two-time stakes winner that is also twice Grade 3-placed, brings a record of success to his home state as he ships in from Kentucky for Saturday’s […]

Cynergy’s Star Tests Streak in $100,000 Maryland Million Nursery

Sparkle Sprinkle Looks to Shine in $100,000 Maryland Million Lassie BALTIMORE – Bonuccelli Racing’s Cynergy’s Star, a stakes winner in his most recent start nearly eight weeks ago, goes after his third consecutive victory and second in stakes company in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Nursery at Laurel Park. The Nursery for 2-year-olds and Lassie for […]

‘Magician’ Can Cast Winning Spell in $100,000 Maryland Million Turf

Epic Idea Returns for Another Shot in $100,000 Maryland Million Ladies BALTIMORE – Bell Gable Stable’s Somekindofmagican, two months after becoming a stakes winner in his previous trip to Maryland, returns looking to conjure up a similar result in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Turf at Laurel Park. The Turf for 3-year-olds and up and Ladies […]

Cox Hoping to Celebrate $150,000 Classic with Ain’t Da Beer Cold

6-Year-Old Gelding Looks to Give Trainer First Maryland Million Win Richest of Eight Stakes, Four Starter Stakes, on ‘Maryland’s Day at the Races’ BALTIMORE – Kenny Cox took out his trainer’s license in 1987, the year after the Maryland Million was launched. Though based in the state throughout his career, which includes a pair of […]

Hello Beautiful Chasing History in $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff

Fellow Multiple Stakes Winner Street Lute Stands in Way of Third Win Among Eight Stakes, Four Starter Stakes, on ‘Maryland’s Day at the Races’ BALTIMORE – Already a two-time winner in Maryland Million competition among her seven career stakes victories, 4-year-old filly Hello Beautiful can join some elite company with a third event triumph in […]