Jackie A Seeks to Maintain Momentum in Monday Feature
Post Time 12:25 P.M. for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Card BALTIMORE – Mopo Racing’s Jackie A faces seven rivals including stakes winners Jalen Journey, Shackled Love and Local Motive as he chases his sixth career win, fourth in five starts and second in a row in the Race 7 feature on Monday’s special Martin […]
Trainer Phillip Capuano Registers First Two Maryland Victories
Shake Em Loose Set to Return in Laurel Sunday Feature Jockey Kevin Gomez Gets First Win of Comeback Saturday Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Eight-Race Card Sunday BALTIMORE – Louis Ulman’s 3-year-old colt Imagine a Cure ($12) dug in again after being passed by Bubba Chrome in mid-stretch and surged late for a half-length […]
Apprentice Jhovany Paredes Rides First Career Winner Friday
Stakes Winner Galerio Launching Comeback in Saturday Feature BALTIMORE – Ten-pound apprentice rider Jhovany Paredes celebrated his 22nd birthday in style Friday at Laurel Park by registering his first career victory, a front-running triumph aboard 5-year-old mare I Can Do It. Bred, owned and trained by Robert Gamber, I Can Do It ($17.80) ran seven […]
Jockey Kevin Gomez Continues Comeback Friday at Laurel
Five Mounts to Open Weekend for Journeyman Hurt in Oct. 21 Spill Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Friday’s Nine-Race Program Laurel Hosting Special Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Card Monday BALTIMORE – Journeyman Kevin Gomez continues his comeback with three mounts Friday at Laurel Park including 5-2 program favorite She Is Wisky in […]
Undefeated Post Time, Recruiter Top Spectacular Bid Nominations
7F Sprint for 3YOs Among Six Stakes Worth $550,000 in Purses Jan. 21 $100,000 Xtra Heat for 3-Year-Old Fillies Attracts 17 Nominees Late Pick 5, Rainbow 6 Carryovers for Jan. 13 Return of Live Racing BALTIMORE – Undefeated stakes winners Post Time and Recruiter and Grade 3-placed Prove Right top 24 nominations to the $100,000 […]
Laurel’s Barbosa Eclipse Finalist for Champion Apprentice
19YO Won Three Individual Meet Titles in Maryland in 2022 Caravel Among Finalists for Champion Female Sprinter Live Eight-Race Program Sunday to Wrap Up Weekend BALTIMORE – Teenage jockey Jeiron Barbosa, based year-round in Maryland, was named Saturday as one of three Eclipse Award finalists for North America’s champion apprentice rider of 2022. Barbosa, who […]
Laurel’s Saturday Feature Draws Quartet of Stakes Winners
Multiple G3 Placed Threes Over Deuces 8-5 Program Favorite Trainer Magee, Apprentice Barbosa Register Friday Hat Tricks BALTIMORE – Pocket 3’s Racing’s multiple Grade 3-placed Threes Over Deuces, scratched as the defending champion from the $100,000 Dave’s Friend Dec. 30, and fellow stakes winners Gagetown, Exculpatory and Indian Lake look to get the 2023 season […]
Nominations Close Saturday for 6 Stakes Jan. 21 with Purses Worth $550,000
Racing Returns This Weekend at Laurel Friday Includes MSW, $54,000 Allowance BALTIMORE – Nominations close Saturday for six stakes at Laurel Park on January 21 with total purses worth $550,000. The six stakes are: $100,000 Spectacular Bid for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs $100,000 Xtra Heat for 3-year-old fillies at six furlongs $100,000 What a Summer […]
Gonzalez, Toledo Repeat as Maryland Champions in 2022
Sixth Straight Year Leading Trainer Standings for Gonzalez Journeyman Toledo Sets Career Highs in Wins, Purse Earnings Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5 Carryovers for Friday, Jan. 6 BALTIMORE – Claudio Gonzalez and Jevian Toledo both enjoyed career highs as they defended their titles as the Maryland Jockey Club’s leading trainer and jockey in 2022. Gonzalez, […]
Cruz, Barbosa Finish in Dead Heat for Fall Meet Riding Title
Russell Caps Historic Year with Third Leading Trainer Crown Laurel Hosting Live Nine-Race New Year’s Day Program Sunday BALTIMORE – Angel Cruz won twice on Saturday’s closing day program to tie his protégé, 19-year-old apprentice Jeiron Barbosa, and share Laurel Park’s fall meet riding title, while Brittany Russell capped her historic year by leading the […]