Stakes Winner Alwaysinahurry Back to Work for Return to Races
Elusive Knight, Excellerator End Layoffs in Thursday Feature Nominations Close Saturday for Five $100,000 Stakes April 23 BALTIMORE – His name may suggest otherwise, but the connections of Mopo Racing’s Alwaysinahurry are taking their time bringing the now 4-year-old stakes winner back to the races. Owned in a partnership led by Maury Povich, recently retired […]
Only Two Chances Left to Play Stronach 5
Races Friday from Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Laurel and Golden Gate BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5 will be paused after April 15, so there’s only two more chances to play the popular Friday wager which has resulted in strong returns on investment. Friday’s Stronach 5 will be highlighted once again with a low 12 percent takeout […]
$125,000 Federico Tesio Attracts 21 Nominations
‘Win & In’ for Triple Crown Nominees to 147th Preakness (G1) Tops Four Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Saturday, April 16 Weber City Miss Qualifier for $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) BALTIMORE – Stakes winners Cooke Creek, Joe, Local Motive and Shake Em Loose, and Belgrade, who suffered his first career loss in the Tampa Bay […]
Stakes Winner Cooke Creek Nominated to Federico Tesio
G2-Placed Colt ‘Superb’ in Thursday Breeze at Palm Meadows Sunday Program 12:40 ET Post BALTIMORE – Cheyenne Stable’s Grade 2-placed sophomore colt Cooke Creek, exiting the first off-the-board finish of his career last month, could return to the races in the $125,000 Federico Tesio Saturday, April 16 at Laurel Park. Trainer Jerry O’Dwyer said he […]
Stronach 5 Returns $2,729
BALTIMORE – There were 51 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $2,729.90. The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, and Golden Gate Fields along with a low 12-percent takeout. The Stronach 5 kicked off with Rebel Victory just lasting over Uncle Jerome to win Laurel’s ninth […]
Laurel Park Launching Spring Meet with Nine-Race Card Friday
Federico Tesio, Weber City Miss Highlight Nine Stakes Worth $950,000 Spring Stakes Spectacular Nominations Due Saturday, April 2 BALTIMORE – Highlighted by the April 16 Spring Stakes Spectacular featuring the $125,000 Federico Tesio for 3-year-olds and $125,000 Weber City Miss for 3-year-old fillies, Laurel Park will open its spring meet with a nine-race program Friday, […]
Toledo, Gonzalez Crowned Winter Meet Champions
Laurel Park Opens 22-Day Spring Meet Friday, April 1 BALTIMORE – Calendar year 2022 picked up right where its predecessor left off, with a pair of familiar faces leading the jockey and trainer standings following Sunday’s closing day of Laurel Park’s winter meet. Jockey Jevian Toledo and trainer Claudio Gonzalez reigned again as meet leaders […]
Ex-Jockey Hohlbein Sends Out First Starter as Trainer
Baltimore Native Rode Parts of Four Years in Mid-Atlantic Multiple Maryland G3 Winner Switzerland Takes G1 Golden Shaheen 89th Birthday for Hall of Fame Trainer King Leatherbury Saturday Nine-Race Program Sunday to Close 2022 Laurel Winter Meet BALTIMORE – Former jockey Kerry Hohlbein, a Baltimore native who rode in Maryland over parts of four years […]
Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns $655
BALTIMORE – There were 179 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each ticket returning $655.10. The popular wager, featuring races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, and Golden Gate Fields along with a 12-percent takeout, had five winners returning $8.60 or less. The Stronach 5 started with two races from Laurel. Heffner […]
Theresia Zhang Wins The Art of Racing Preakness Art Contest
MICA Student’s Entry Voted Best From 147 Submitted Entries BALTIMORE – Theresia Zhang of China, a junior at the Maryland Institute College of Art, was honored Friday as winner of The Art of Racing, a unique competition presented by 1/ST and the Maryland Jockey Club in partnership with MICA to honor the Preakness Stakes (G1), […]