The Art of Racing Preakness Contest Taking Submissions
Nine on Tap as Live Racing Returns to Laurel Park Friday Nominations Close Saturday for Winter Carnival Stakes Feb. 18 BALTIMORE – Submissions are now being accepted for The Art of Racing, a partnership between 1/ST Racing, the Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland Institute College of Art seeking original, two-dimensional visual art that depicts […]
Preakness Weekend to Feature 15 Stakes Worth $3.5 Million
148th Preakness (G1), Middle Jewel of Triple Crown, May 20 99th Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for 3YO Fillies on Preakness Eve BALTIMORE – The 148th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, and 99th renewal of the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) highlights a spectacular weekend of racing featuring 15 stakes, eight […]
Graded-Stakes Placed Doppelganger Returns Friday at Laurel
Eclipse Finalist Barbosa Back Following Trip to South Florida Special Noon Post Time for Saturday’s Nine-Race Program BALTIMORE – Multiple graded-stakes placed Doppelganger, unraced since last summer, will launch his comeback Friday running first time for new connections when live racing returns to Laurel Park. Post time for the first of nine races is 12:25 […]
H P Moon Returns a Winner in Sunday Sprint Feature
Well-Regarded 4YO Ridgling Lasts in First Race in 51 Weeks BALTIMORE – K E M Racing Stable and Five Hellions Farm’s H P Moon, racing for the first time in 51 weeks, overcame a belated break and the late challenge of Magic Mule to return a winner in Sunday’s featured open allowance sprint at Laurel […]
Prince of Jericho Good-Looking Spectacular Bid Winner
Earns First Career Stakes in Seven-Furlong Sprint for 3YOs BALTIMORE – Michael Dubb and Morris Bailey’s Prince of Jericho, beaten by Coffeewithchris in his stakes debut last month, avenged that loss by pouncing on the co-favorite at the top of the stretch and steadily drawing away to win Saturday’s $100,000 Spectacular Bid by four lengths […]
Factor It In Powers to $100,000 Fire Plug Victory
Fille d’Esprit Rebounds in $100,000 What a Summer Plot the Dots Becomes Stakes Winner in $75,000 Jennings Award Wanted Takes Inside Route to $75,000 Geisha Win BALTIMORE – Michael Scheffres’ multiple Grade 3-placed Factor It In continued his career-best form Saturday at Laurel Park by cruising to this third stakes victory in five starts, a […]
L Street Lady Captures Stakes Debut in $100,000 Xtra Heat
Pulls Clear of Favored Chickieness Late in 3YO Filly Sprint BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables’ L Street Lady, making just her third career start and first in a stakes, pressed favored Chickieness before taking over at the top of the stretch and sprinting clear to a 2 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Xtra Heat at Laurel […]
$100,000 Spectacular Bid for 3-Year-Olds Tops Saturday Stakes
Six Stakes, Four Sprints, Worth $550,000 in Purses on Nine-Race Card Eclipse Award Finalist Barbosa Rides 200th Career Winner Friday BALTIMORE – Laurel Park will play host to Maryland’s first stakes of the 2023 racing season Saturday during a nine-race Winter Sprintfest program featuring six stakes worth $550,000 in purses. Four of the six stakes […]
Ournationonparade Marching Ahead in $75,000 Jennings
Stablemates Malibu Beauty, Intrepid Dream Top $75,000 Geisha BALTIMORE – Morris Kernan Jr., Yo Berbs and Jagger, Inc’s Ournationonparade, victorious in the Maryland Million Classic three starts back, shortens up in his return to restricted company seeking to regain his winning form in Saturday’s $75,000 Jennings at Laurel Park. The 79th running of the Jennings […]
Trainer Capuano Chases First Stakes Win in $100,000 Fire Plug
Swayin to and Fro Goes for Third Straight in $100,000 What a Summer BALTIMORE – A week after getting his first wins as a trainer out of the way, Phillip Capuano will go after his first stakes win with Mopo Racing’s Alwaysinahurry in the $100,000 Fire Plug Saturday at Laurel Park. The 6 ½-furlong Fire […]