Jockey Jaime Rodriguez Notches Four-Win Day Sunday
Puerto Rico Native Clinches Winter Heritage Meet Title BALTIMORE – With two racing days left in the calendar year-opening Heritage Meet, jockey Jaime Rodriguez further cemented his hold as leading rider with a four-win afternoon Sunday at Laurel Park. Rodriguez, 32, finished first with Black Ice ($3.60) in Race 4, Dust Devil ($3.60) in Race […]
Copper Tax Returns a Winner in $100,000 Private Terms
Determined Driver Easy Winner of $100,000 Beyond the Wire BALTIMORE – Rose Petal Stable’s Copper Tax rediscovered his winning form in his return to Laurel Park, coming with a relentless drive through the stretch and emerge from a three-way photo finish a neck ahead of Inveigled in Saturday’s $100,000 Private Terms. The 35th running of […]
Speed Runner Represents Pletcher in Saturday’s Private Terms
Laurel-Loving Inveigled Narrow Favorite in Wide-Open 3YO Race BALTIMORE – Spreading out his talented group of 3-year-olds in prep races around the country, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher lands at Laurel Park with Whisper Hill Farm’s Triple Crown-nominated homebred Speed Runner for Saturday’s $100,000 Private Terms. The 1 1/16-mile Private Terms, carded ninth on […]
Speedyness Takes Win Streak Into $100,000 Private Terms
Quick Turnaround for Aoife’s Magic in $100,000 Beyond the Wire BALTIMORE – Morris Kernan Jr. and Jagger Inc.’s Speedyness, an aptly named front-running winner of his last two starts, chases his third consecutive victory and second straight in a stakes in Saturday’s $100,000 Private Terms at Laurel Park. The 35th running of the 1 1/16-mile […]
MEDIA ADVISORY
Entries Welcome for Woods, Frutkoff Preakness Awards Television, Multimedia Submissions Accepted for First Time BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club announced today it is accepting entries for the David F. Woods Memorial Award, presented for the best Preakness story from 2023, and the Jerry Frutkoff Photography Award, presented to the photographer of the best Preakness […]
Shaft’s Bullet Fires Big in $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson
Take a Hint Changes Tactics to Win $75,000 Not For Love Too Many Kisses Up in Time to Capture $75,000 Conniver BALTIMORE – Paul Fowler Jr.’s Shaft’s Bullet, unhurried in the early going, made a bold move on the far turn under jockey Carlos Lopez and opened up once straightened for home to register a four-length […]
Apprentice Christian Maldonado Rides First Winner Friday
Golden Tabby Seeking Stakes Success in $75,000 Conniver Second of Three Stakes Worth $250,000 on Saturday Program BALTIMORE – No More Mask, owned and trained by Jose Corrales, shook off pace pressure from Fancy Princess and pulled clear through the stretch to give 10-pound apprentice Christian Maldonado his first career riding victory Friday at Laurel […]
THE STRONACH GROUP AND THE MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB STATEMENT
BALTIMORE – The Stronach Group and The Maryland Jockey Club issued the following statement from Craig Fravel, Executive Vice-Chairman, 1/ST RACING & GAMING. “Since the announcement in early January, which outlined a framework for an agreement in principle between The Stronach Group, The Maryland Jockey Club (MJC), and the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA), […]
Red-Hot Rominski Chasing Stakes Win in Not For Love
Nine on Tap as Live Racing Returns to Laurel Park Friday BALTIMORE – Timothy Hopkins’ Rominski, riding a three-race win streak, chases a fourth straight victory while stepping up into stakes company for the first time in the $75,000 Not For Love Saturday at Laurel Park. The six-furlong Not For Love for 4-year-olds and […]
Graded Winners Tangle in $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson
$75,000 Not For Love, Conniver Supporting Stakes Saturday BALTIMORE – Double Crown, recently named Maryland’s champion older male of 2023, and fellow graded-stakes winner Magic Michael top a competitive field of seven including three other stakes winners in Saturday’s $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial at Laurel Park. The one-mile Johnson for 4-year-olds and up is […]