Full Fields in Friday’s Competitive and Compelling Stronach 5
Two on the Turf, Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – Friday’s Stronach 5, which has consistently produced a strong return on investment with a low 12-percent takeout, will feature four tracks Friday with full fields and competitive races. The Stronach 5 will feature races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields. […]
James Staub Captures MJC Champions Handicapping Tournament
Earns $14,340 in Prize Money and Berth in Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge Live Racing Returns to Laurel Friday, March 25 to Close Winter Meet BALTIMORE – James Staub of Ellicott City, Md. finished with a balance of $3,672 to top of field of 176 entrants and capture the Maryland Jockey Club’s Champions Handicapping Tournament held […]
Shake Em Loose ‘Really Happy’ Following Private Terms Win
Owner-Trainer Considering Late Nomination to Triple Crown Winner, Private Terms Runner-Up Joe Possible for April 16 Tesio Connections Mulling Options for Beyond the Wire Winner Luna Belle BALTIMORE – J R Sanchez Racing Stable’s Shake Em Loose was ‘really happy’ the morning after his mild upset in Saturday’s Private Terms for 3-year-olds at Laurel Park, […]
Shake Em Loose Turns Back Joe in $100,000 Private Terms
Ex-Claimer Wins Second Stakes, Earns Shot at April 16 Tesio BALTIMORE – J R Sanchez Racing Stable’s Shake Em Loose, a 59-1 upset stakes winner in his first race off the claim three starts back, proved the effort was no fluke by turning back even-money favorite Joe through the stretch to capture the $100,000 Private […]
Luna Belle Makes It Four Straight in Beyond the Wire
3-Year-Old Filly Rolls By 3 ½ Lengths in One-Mile Stakes BALTIMORE – Deborah Greene and Hamilton Smith’s Luna Belle made her first attempt at stretching out look easy, rolling to a fourth consecutive stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Beyond the Wire at Laurel Park. The 34th running of the one-mile Beyond the Wire for 3-year-old […]
Whereshetoldmetogo Defends Title in $75,000 Not For Love
Fille d’Esprit Romps to Popular $75,000 Conniver Victory $100,000 Harrison Johnson to Dontmesawithme BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, Ten Strike Racing, Michael Kisber and BTR Racing Inc.’s Whereshetoldmetogo reeled in stubborn pacesetter and fellow multiple stakes winner Jaxon Traveler in mid-stretch and edged past nearing the wire to defend his title in Saturday’s $75,000 Not For […]
Sanchez-Salomon Following Familiar Path with The Wolfman
Trainer Hoping to Make Ex-Claimer Stakes Winner in Not For Love Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses on Saturday Card Openings Remain for Saturday’s Champions Handicapping Tournament BALTIMORE – Having turned Shake Em Loose into a stakes winner off the claim late last year, trainer Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon is hoping to have the same luck […]
Stronach 5 Rewards Winners with $12,432
Disqualification, Three Longshots, Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – There were 10 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $12,432.40. The popular wager, with a low 12-percent takeout, featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, as well as three longshots and a disqualification. The Stronach 5 kicked […]
Diamond Collector Looking to Shine in $100,000 Beyond the Wire
Micro Star Set to Make Stakes Debut in $100,000 Private Terms Youngest of Five Seeking Breakthrough in $75,000 Not For Love BALTIMORE – Still seeking a replacement for Come Dancing, his former stable star that won five graded-stakes including the 2019 Ballerina (G1) and more than $1.2 million in purse earnings, trainer Carlos Martin hopes […]
Whereshetoldmetogo, Jaxon Traveler Clash in $75,000 Not For Love
Fillie d’Esprit Looks to Dethrone Kiss the Girl in $75,000 Conniver BALTIMORE – Defending champion Whereshetoldmetogo and fellow multiple stakes winner Jaxon Traveler, the latter recently voted his second straight Maryland-bred championship, are set to clash for the first time in Saturday’s $75,000 Not For Love at Laurel Park. The six-furlong Not For Love for […]