Improving Local Motive Gets Job Done in $100,000 Miracle Wood
Luna Belle Makes It Three Straight Wins in $100,000 Wide Country BALTIMORE – Bird Mobberley’s Local Motive, still a work in progress for trainer John Salzman Jr., took another step forward Saturday at Laurel Park with a two-length victory in the $100,000 Miracle Wood for 3-year-olds. The 27th running of the one-mile Miracle Wood and […]
Stronach 5 Returns $27,477
Four Winning Tickets BALTIMORE – Anchored by two longshot winners, Friday’s Stronach 5 had four winning tickets with each worth $27,477,70. The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Golden Gate Fields and Santa Anita Park with a low 12-percent takeout. The first three legs of the Stronach 5 produced winners returning under […]
Grade 3 Stakes Headline Laurel’s Stakes-Filled Saturday Program
Barbara Fritchie, General George Top Six Stakes Worth $900,000 BALTIMORE – Laurel Park is gearing up to host its biggest day of the winter season Saturday with a stakes-filled spectacular led by the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3) and $250,000 General George (G3). A total of six stakes worth $900,000 in purses are scheduled anchored by […]
Timeless Bounty a Love Affair for Midwest-Based Owner, Trainer
Stakes-Winning Colt Chases Graded Triumph in General George (G3) Barbara Fritchie (G3) Co-Headlines Saturday’s Stakes-Filled Program BALTIMORE – Making his first visit to Laurel Park, Ohio-based trainer David Wilson Jr. is overseeing precious cargo. There’s Timeless Bounty, the horse that brought him here, entered in Saturday’s $250,000 General George (G3). Then there’s London, the 8-year-old […]
Carrasco and Cordmaker: For 4 ½ Years a Winning Combination
Without Hibiscus Punch, Barbara Fritchie (G3) Will Have New Winner Perfect Day Looks to Stay Undefeated in $100,000 Miracle Wood Improving Majestic Frontier Takes Win Streak into Miracle Wood BALTIMORE – Over the last four and a half years, there isn’t much that jockey Victor Carrasco and Hillwood Stable’s Cordmaker haven’t done together. The Eclipse […]
Turf Racing from Gulfstream, Santa Anita Highlight Friday’s Stronach 5
Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5, which continues to produce a strong return on investment with a low 12-percent takeout, will feature turf races Friday from Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream Park. The popular wager will also include races from Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields. There were 12 winning tickets in last […]
Stakes Winner Miss Leslie Returns to Laurel for $100,000 Nellie Morse
Workin On a Dream Seeks Stakes Success in $100,000 John B. Campbell BALTIMORE – BB Horses’ claimer-turned-multiple stakes-winning filly Miss Leslie, beaten a neck in her attempt at a fourth straight win, will go about starting a new streak in Saturday’s $100,000 Nellie Morse at Laurel Park. The 39th edition of the $100,000 Nellie Morse […]
Conclusive Seeks Stakes Victory in $100,000 Miracle Wood
BALTIMORE – With his stakes-winning stablemate, Joe, staying in the barn, Sonata Stable’s Conclusive will get the opportunity to follow up on an impressive victory last time out and earn a stakes win of his own in the $100,000 Miracle Wood Saturday, Feb. 19 at Laurel Park. The 27th running of the one-mile Miracle Wood […]
Luna Belle Chasing Third Straight Stakes Win in $100,000 Wide Country
BALTIMORE – Homebred filly Luna Belle, a stakes winner to end last year and begin this one, goes after a third straight victory for co-breeder/owner and trainer Hamilton Smith in Saturday’s $100,000 Wide Country. The 29th renewal of the $100,000 Wide Country for 3-year-old fillies and the 27th running of the one-mile Miracle Wood for […]
Jakarta Looking to Make the Grade in Barbara Fritchie (G3)
Multiple Stakes Winner Placed Twice in Prior Graded-Stakes Among Six Stakes, Two Graded, Worth $900,000 in Purses Feb. 19 BALTIMORE – Jakarta, a bargain purchase for Three Diamonds Farm that has gone on to become a stakes winner on turf and dirt as well as twice graded-stakes placed, goes after the biggest win of her […]