Galerio Seeks Second Stakes Win in $100,000 Harrison Johnson
Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Saturday, March 19 BALTIMORE – Bird Mobberley and Grady Griffin’s Galerio, having checked a stakes victory off his to-do list last time out, will go after his second in a row tackling six rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial at Laurel Park. The 36th running of […]
Luna Belle Chasing Fourth Straight Win in $100,000 Beyond the Wire
One-Mile Test for 3-Year-Old Fillies Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 BALTIMORE – Deborah Greene and Hamilton Smith’s Luna Belle will attempt to stretch her talent beyond a sprint for the first time as she goes after a fourth consecutive stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Beyond the Wire at Laurel Park. The 34th running of the […]
Maryland Champion Joe Returns in $100,000 Private Terms
Colt Named for President Puts Streak to Test in 3-Year-Old Stake Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Saturday, March 19 BALTIMORE – The Elkstone Group’s homebred colt Joe, recently crowned the Maryland-bred champion juvenile of 2021, puts a three-race win streak on the line when he returns to action in Saturday’s $100,000 Private Terms […]
Friday’s Stronach 5: Four Tracks, Five Races, One Hour, Competitive Fields
Two on the Turf, Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5, which continues to offer a strong return on investment, returns Friday with competitive races, including two scheduled on the turf, from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields The popular wager, which also features a low 12-percent takeout, returned […]
Laurel’s Wondrwherecraigis Headed to Dubai Golden Shaheen
G3 Winner Takes Two-Race Win Streak into $2 Million Sprint Princess Kokachin Captures Sunday’s Stakes-Quality Allowance BALTIMORE – After a few weeks of wondering where he would run next, Laurel Park-based Grade 3 winner Wondrwherecraigis will be halfway around the world for his next start later this month. Trainer Brittany Russell said Michael Dubb, The […]
MJC Cancels Saturday’s Live Program at Laurel Park
Racing Scheduled to Resume Sunday with New 12:40 Post Princess Kokachin Favored in Stakes-Quality Allowance BALTIMORE – A powerful winter storm passing through the Mid-Atlantic region has forced the Maryland Jockey Club to cancel Saturday’s live nine-race program at Laurel Park. According to the National Weather Service, the Baltimore/Washington area and northeastern Maryland were forecast […]
Stronach 5 Returns $5,642
Races from Laurel, Santa Anita, Gulfstream, and Golden Gate BALTIMORE – There were 21 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $5,642.30. The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, and Golden Gate Fields with a low 12-percent takeout. Two of the five legs produced payouts of more […]
Maryland Champion Luna Belle Works Friday for Beyond the Wire
Her Trainer, Ham Smith, Wins with Only Two Starters on Friday Card Five-Pound Apprentice Jean Alvelo Registers Friday Hat Trick BALTIMORE – Luna Belle, the newly crowned champion Maryland-bred juvenile filly of 2021, breezed Friday morning at Laurel Park ahead of a planned start in the $100,000 Beyond the Wire March 19. In the second […]
Live Action Returns to Laurel with Nine-Race Program Friday
Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers, Stronach 5 Wager on Menu Post Time Moves to 12:40 P.M. Starting Sunday, March 13 BALTIMORE – Two allowance races, a maiden special weight, a pair of carryovers and the return of the weekly national Stronach 5 wager will greet bettors when live action resumes at Laurel Park with a […]
Voting Open for The Art of Racing Preakness Art Contest
Total of 147 Entries Submitted, Winner to be Announced March 25 Laurel Park to Host Live Nine-Race Program Friday, March 11 BALTIMORE – Voting is officially open for The Art of Racing, a unique art competition presented by 1/ST and the Maryland Jockey Club in partnership with the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) to […]