Ward-Trained Duo Tops $100,000 Sensible Lady Turf Dash
Daring Do, Spicy Marg Look to Snap All That Magic’s Win Streak Among Three Stakes Worth $275,000 in Purses Sunday, Sept. 10 BALTIMORE – Recent stakes winner Daring Do and her multiple stakes-placed stablemate Spicy Marg give trainer Wesley Ward a strong hand going up against All That Magic, riding a four-race win streak, in […]
Eight Races Friday Open Pimlico’s Boutique Fall Meet
Nine-Day Stand Runs Friday-Sunday Through Sept. 24 Nine Stakes Worth $925,000 in Purses Beginning Sunday BALTIMORE – The Maryland Jockey Club will raise the curtain on its boutique nine-day fall meet at Pimlico Race Course with a live eight-race program Friday. First race post time is 12:25 p.m. Friday’s opener is a six-furlong claiming sprint […]
Latest Career Milestone ‘Huge’ for Kieron Magee
1,000 Wins for Trainer that ‘Didn’t Want to Do This’ Based at Pimlico Where Fall Meet Opens Sept. 8 BALTIMORE – All things considered; Kieron Magee has done remarkably well at a job he never really wanted. Nearly two decades ago, working as a salaried exercise rider for trainer Dale Capuano after having freelanced on […]
Big Everest Tops 20 Nominees to $200,000 BWI Turf Cup
G3 Event Among Six Stakes Worth $675,000 in Purses Sept. 16 BALTIMORE – Big Everest, a three-time stakes winner beaten as the favorite in his last start; graded-stakes winning turf sprinter Cazadero and Highestdistinction, who upset Big Everest in their last meeting, top a list of 20 horses nominated to the $200,000 Baltimore-Washington International Turf […]
Graded Duo Tops Nominations for $100,000 Polynesian
Double Crown, Magic Michael Among 20 for Sept. 10 Stakes Joined by $100,000 Sensible Lady Turf Dash, $75,000 Challedon BALTIMORE – Graded-stakes winners Double Crown and Magic Michael, graded-stakes placed Calibrate and Yodel E.A. Who, and Be Better, who ran his win streak to three with his first stakes victory last time out, are among […]
Ness, Rodriguez Top Laurel Summer Meet Standings
Trainer, Jockey Team Up to Win Second Titles This Year MJC’s Next Live Meet Opens Sept. 8 at Historic Pimlico BALTIMORE – It has been a summer to remember for trainer Jamie Ness and jockey Jaime Rodriguez, who both reached career milestones and teamed up for the second time this year to lead the Laurel […]
Jose Giron Captures MJC Champions Handicapping Tournament
Earns $11,357 in Prize Money & Berth in Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge BALTIMORE – Jose Giron of Silver Spring, Md. finished with a balance of $1,885.50 to top a field of 98 entrants and capture the Maryland Jockey Club’s Champions Handicapping Tournament held Saturday, Aug. 19 at Laurel Park. The fall edition of the bi-annual […]
Field Pass Outclasses Rivals for $75,000 Find Victory
1st Career Stakes Win, 4th on Day for Apprentice Concepcion Gold Digging Broad Promoted Winner of $75,000 All Brandy Mandatory Payouts for Sunday’s Closing Day Program BALTIMORE – Three Diamonds Farm’s multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Field Pass, given a heady ride by apprentice Axel Concepcion, came with a steady run down the center of the […]
Connections Hoping B Determined Can ‘Find’ Winner’s Circle
6-Year-Old Chasing Second Stakes Win in 1 1/16-Mile Turf Event MJC Champions Handicapping Tournament, Crab Fest Saturday Sophomore Blame Colt High Value Graduates in Friday Debut BALTIMORE – Mint Meadows Farm and Donald Metzger’s B Determined, whose biggest win came on one of Maryland’s highest-profile days at the longest distance he’s ever run, will stretch […]
Laurel Summer Meet Opens Final Weekend Friday
Double Carryovers on 9-Race Program Starting at 12:25 $1.5 Million Maiden Vinco Continues Quest for First Win Turf Stakes, Handicapping Tournament, Crab Fest Saturday BALTIMORE – Laurel Park will bring the curtain down on its 33-day summer meet starting Friday with a nine-race program featuring a maiden special weight on dirt and an open allowance […]