Old Homestead Returns to Winning Ways in $100,000 Concern

Fourth Win in Five Starts, Second in Stakes, for 3-Year-Old Sprinter BALTIMORE – Marablue Farm and Pegasus Stud’s Old Homestead, knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten in his last trip to Maryland, got back on the winning track in his return with a popular one-length triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Concern at Laurel Park. The […]

Hybrid Eclipse Proves Too Tough in $100,000 Caesar’s Wish

Jockey Toledo Won Stakes Earlier Saturday at Delaware Park BALTIMORE – Jockey Jevian Toledo was the author of three perfect trips Saturday afternoon, two on the horses he rode to stakes victories in different states and one in the car to get him back and forth. Two and a half hours after guiding Whereshetoldmetogo to […]

Laurel’s Summer of Stakes Boasts 11 Events Worth $1.05M in July

$100,000 Concern, $100,000 Caesar’s Wish Top Saturday Program Jockey Lynch, Trainer Motion Team Up for Pair of Friday Feature Wins BALTIMORE – Starting this weekend, Laurel Park will serve up 11 stakes worth $1.05 million in purses every other Saturday in July along with $500 in gift card giveaways each stakes day. The stakes action […]

Jockey Sheldon Russell Makes Successful Return to Riding Friday

Off 296 Days, Scores in Front-Running Fashion on 2YO Maiden Heldish BALTIMORE – Champion jockey Sheldon Russell, away from the races for 296 days, made a triumphant return to action aboard first-time starter Heldish in the fourth race Friday at Laurel Park. ItsTheJHo’s Heldish, a son of Great Notion bred in Maryland by R. Larry […]

G2 Winner Wholebodemeister Resumes Comeback in Caesar’s Wish

G3-Placed Stablemate Also Entered in Saturday’s One-Mile Stake at Laurel BALTIMORE – Grade 2 winner Wholebodemeister and her Grade 3-placed stablemate Edie Meeny Miny Mo, stakes winner The Grass Is Blue and 6-year-old Bess, a 14-time career winner making her stakes debut, are among a wide-open field of eight entered for Saturday’s $100,000 Caesar’s Wish […]

Stakes Winners Nimitz Class, Old Homestead Top $100,000 Concern

Seven-Furlong 3YO Sprint One of Two Stakes on Saturday, July 2 Program BALTIMORE – Nimitz Class, yet to race outside of his native Pennsylvania, and fellow stakes winner Old Homestead, who suffered his first career loss in his last trip to Maryland, are among five shippers that will line up for the $100,000 Concern Saturday, […]

Jockey Walter Rodriguez Registers First Career Win Sunday

10-Pound Apprentice from El Salvador Scores on Rationalmillennial BALTIMORE – Rationalmillennial, a 3-year-old filly owned and trained by Jose Corrales, came with a steady run through the stretch to catch front-running Stopwatchsonny and surge past to give apprentice jockey Walter Rodriguez his first career victory. A daughter of 2013 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Orb, Rationalmillennial […]

Undefeated Colt Super Love Ready to Make Stakes Debut

Sophomore Pointed to $75,000 Star de Naskra July 30 at Laurel Breeder-Owner Davison Wins Sunday with Gelding Inside Stunt BALTIMORE – Though it won’t be next weekend, undefeated 3-year-old colt Super Love will take another step in his promising career when he jumps up to face stakes competition in his return to racing. Breeder-owner John […]

Journeyman Sheldon Russell Nearing Return to Racing

Juvenile Colt Tiz No Clown All Business in Maiden Triumph Live Nine-Race Program Starts at 12:40 P.M. Sunday BALTIMORE – Champion Maryland jockey Sheldon Russell is nearing a return to the races more than nine months after being hurt in a pre-race spill at Laurel Park. “He’s doing great,” Russell’s agent Marty Leonard said. “He’s […]

Trainer Sanchez-Salomon Notches Four Wins Friday

Juvenile, Allowance Races Spice Up Saturday Program Saturday Features Rainbow 6, Late Pick 5, Super Hi-5 Carryovers BALTIMORE – Lugamo Racing Stable and J R Sanchez Racing Stable’s Askin for a Baskin swept past dueling pacesetters Imperial King and Jimmy the Kid in deep stretch and edged clear in Race 9 Friday at Laurel Park […]