Eons Fights Back to Win $100,000 Prince George’s County
Sparkle Blue Shines Bright in $100,000 Big Dreyfus Victory Hybrid Eclipse Defends Title in $100,000 Caesar’s Wish BALTIMORE – Mark Grier’s Grade 3 winner Eons, yielding the lead to Pao Alto in deep stretch, dug in again over the final 50 yards and got his nose down on the wire to edge the two-time group-stakes […]
Stakes Tripleheader Highlights Laurel Saturday Program
Nine-Race Card Includes $24,652 Rainbow 6 Jackpot Carryover BALTIMORE – A trio of $100,000 stakes, two scheduled for its world-class turf course, and a 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover of $24,652.18 highlight Saturday’s live nine-race program at Laurel Park. First race post time is 12:25 p.m. The Rainbow 6 opens in Race 4 (1:56 p.m.), […]
Trainer Ferris Allen III Funding College Scholarship Program
Offering Up to $10K for Students Affiliated with Maryland Backstretch Laurel’s Summer Meet Resumes with Nine-Race Program Friday BALTIMORE – A proud graduate of the prestigious College of William & Mary and a former teacher and coach at his hometown high school in Virginia, Ferris Allen III knows the value of education. Now, the licensed […]
Stablemates Candy Light, Sparkle Blue Top Laurel’s Big Dreyfus
1 1/8M Turf Test First of Three Stakes Worth $300,000 in Purses Saturday BALTIMORE – Stakes-winning stablemates Candy Light and Sparkle Blue, each making their third start of the year, seek to break through with the first win of their 4-year-old season in Saturday’s $100,000 Big Dreyfus at Laurel Park. The fourth running of the […]
Eons Looking for Right Setup in $100,000 Prince George’s County
One of Three Stakes, Two on Turf, Worth $300,000 in Purses Saturday BALTIMORE – Mark Grier’s Grade 3 winner Eons, beaten favorite in each of his last two races, will attempt to regain his winning form while defending his title in Saturday’s $100,000 Prince George’s County at Laurel Park. The fourth running of the Prince […]
‘He’s Just Been a Remarkable Horse:’ Cordmaker Retired
8-Year-Old Gelding Having Surgery July 17 for Ankle Injury Millionaire Won 14 Races, 11 in Stakes, 2022 General George (G3) BALTIMORE – Hillwood Stable’s 8-year-old millionaire gelding Cordmaker, whose steady success over seven seasons of racing earned him 11 stakes wins and the adulation of fans throughout the Mid-Atlantic, has been retired. Winner of the […]
Hybrid Eclipse Making Title Defense in $100,000 Caesar’s Wish
Joins $100,000 Prince George’s County & Big Dreyfus on Grass July 15 Rainbow 6 Carryover of $22,223 When Live Racing Returns Friday BALTIMORE – Over the course of five weeks last summer, Stuart Grant watched as Hybrid Eclipse became a stakes winner for the first time before purchasing her from previous connections at auction. Coming […]
Zabracadabra Spoils Cordmaker’s Comeback in Friday Feature
Karamanos Extended Win Streak to Five with Emotional Victory Rainbow 6 Carryover for Saturday’s Live Nine-Race Program De Francis Day Stakes July 29 to Feature Tacos and Tequila BALTIMORE – Frank Sample’s Zabracadabra tracked multiple stakes winners Cordmaker and Ournationonparade into the far turn before sweeping past both and going on to a popular 3 […]
G3-Winning Millionaire Cordmaker Set to Launch Comeback
8YO Fan Favorite Returns Friday in Stakes-Level Allowance Test BALTIMORE – Hillwood Stable’s 8-year-old millionaire Cordmaker, a Grade 3 winner that has established a large fan following over six seasons of racing, is set to launch his long-awaited comeback in Friday’s stakes-level feature at Laurel Park. A gelded son of two-time Horse of the Year […]
Laurel Cancels Balance of Thursday Card Due to Lightning
Live Action Scheduled to Return with Nine-Race Program Friday BALTIMORE – The balance of Thursday’s 10-race program at Laurel Park was cancelled due to prolonged lightning in the area. Thunder and lightning were first reported approaching post time for Friday’s fourth race. Following a 30-minute delay, during which the main track was sealed and the […]