‘Canter for a Cause’ Returns to Pimlico Race Course
Sunday, Oct. 10 Event to Benefit Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance BALTIMORE – Legendary Pimlico Race Course will once again play host to the popular Canter for a Cause Sunday, Oct. 10, giving the public an opportunity to walk, trot, canter or gallop their favorite horse or pony on the same track that has hosted legends like […]
Future Looks Bright for Undefeated Nyquist Filly Moquist
Sophomore Ran Record to 2-0 with Recent Laurel Allowance Win Nine Races for Next Live Program Thursday, Sept. 30 at Laurel BALTIMORE – After launching her career with back-to-back wins 19 days apart, the connections of Mopo Racing’s promising 3-year-old filly Moquist will take their time seeking out her next spot. Trainer Dale Capuano said […]
Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns $3,871
19 Winning Tickets BALTIMORE – There were 19 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each returning $3,871. The Stronach 5 featured races from Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields. Slewys Chosen One ($13.60) got the Stronach 5 started by winning Gulfstream’s fifth race, taken off the turf and run over the main track. […]
Belle of the North Registers Impressive Maiden Win Friday
Laurel to Host Claiming Crown Preview Day Sunday, Oct. 10 BALTIMORE – Stronach Stable Inc.’s homebred 3-year-old filly Belle of the North, whose dam is a half-sister to Hall of Fame mare Zenyatta, sat off the early pace before splitting horses in mid-stretch and drawing away to an impressive 5 ½-length maiden victory in Friday’s […]
Fall Festival of Racing Draws 159 Nominations for Five Stakes
Juveniles Showcased in $150,000 Laurel Futurity and Selima Live Racing Returns to Laurel with 10-Race Program Thursday BALTIMORE – Undefeated stakes winners Epic Luck, Koala Princess and Turnerloose and Grade 3-placed Portfolio Company are among the nominees to a pair of juvenile stakes that headline the Fall Festival of Racing Saturday, Oct. 2 at Laurel […]
Friday’s Stronach 5 Offers Large Fields and Strong ROI
Low 12-Percent Takeout, Races from Gulfstream, Laurel & Golden Gate BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5, which continues to offer a strong return on investment with generous payouts and a low 12-percent takeout, offers large, competitive fields Friday from Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields. Last week’s Stronach 5 had four horses return $8 […]
Captain Bombastic Turns Away Competition in Polynesian
Second Stakes Win of the Day for Asmussen, Lynch BALTIMORE – Team Hanley’s Captain Bombastic, a New York-bred son of Forty Tales trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Feargal Lynch, pulled away from Grade 1 winner Roadster down the stretch to win the $100,000 Polynesian Saturday at Laurel Park. A 10-1 longshot, Captain Bombastic’s […]
Jalen Journey Declared Winner of $200,000 De Francis Dash (G3)
First-Place Finisher Wondrwherecraigis Disqualified for Interference BALTIMORE – It wasn’t the way they drew it up on paper, but Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen’s Jalen Journey picked up his first career stakes victory Saturday at Laurel Park following the disqualification of first-place finisher and 4-5 favorite Wondrwherecraigis in the $200,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial […]
Emotional Victory for Hello Beautiful in $100,000 Weather Vane
Dreamalildreamofu Catches Artful Splatter Late in $100,000 Twixt BALTIMORE – With her regular rider on crutches and watching from the grandstand, Hello Beautiful provided Sheldon Russell with a spectacular get-well gift as she rolled to a popular and emotional 10 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Weather Vane at Laurel Park. The second running of the […]
Hello Beautiful Looks Tough to Beat in $100,000 Weather Vane
Among Four Stakes Worth $500,000 on De Francis (G3) Program BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stables and Magic City Stables’ Maryland-bred Hello Beautiful, unraced six earning her sixth career stakes victory to close July, is set to return as the horse to beat in Saturday’s $100,000 Weather Vane at Laurel Park. […]