Stronach 5 – Four Tracks, Five Races, Competitive Fields, Less Than 60 Minutes
Races Friday from Gulfstream, Laurel, Santa Anita & Golden Gate Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5 returns Friday with five competitive races from four tracks in less than 60 minutes. The popular wager, which continues to produce a strong return on investment, will begin at 4:11 ET and end approximately 49 minutes later […]
Defending Champ Hibiscus Punch Among Barbara Fritchie (G3) Nominees
G3 Winner Wondrwherecraigis Tops Noms to $250,000 General George (G3) Headline Six Stakes Worth $900,000 in Purses Saturday, Feb. 19 at Laurel BALTIMORE – Defending champion Hibiscus Punch and fellow graded-stakes winners Leader of the Band, Sharp Starr and undefeated R Adios Jersey are among 27 accomplished older female sprinters nominated to the $250,000 Barbara […]
Laurel Park Cancels Saturday’s Live Nine-Race Program
Eight-Race Card Scheduled for Sunday Starting at 12:25 P.M. BALTIMORE – Lingering effects from winter storm Landon have forced the Maryland Jockey Club to cancel Saturday’s live nine-race card at Laurel Park. In addition to the winter storm, which passed through the Mid-Atlantic region Thursday and Friday, freezing temperatures and wind chill were contributing factors […]
Homebred Stakes Winner Joe May Take Different Path to Preakness (G1)
General George (G3), Dubai in Conversation for Wondrwherecraigis BALTIMORE – The 147th running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, is the long-range goal for The Elkstone Group’s stakes-winning Maryland homebred colt Joe. Named for President Biden, a longtime family friend of owner-breeder Stuart Grant, and trained by Mike […]
Laurel’s Final Four Races Friday Cancelled Due to Weather
Nine-Race Card Scheduled for Saturday Starting at 12:25 P.M. BALTIMORE – Due to deteriorating weather conditions, Laurel Park was forced to cancel the remainder of its live program Friday following the third race. Winter storm Landon brought steady rain through the Mid-Atlantic region overnight and throughout the day Friday. Laurel’s first three races were contested […]
Debut Winners American Icon, Iron Works Highlight Friday’s Stronach 5
Races from Laurel, Gulfstream, Santa Anita & Golden Gate Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – Gulfstream Park’s feature race, highlighted by several promising 3-year-olds including debut winners American Icon and Iron Works, will highlight Friday’s Stronach 5. The Stronach 5 will also feature races from Santa Anita Park, Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields along with […]
Jockey Rosario Montanez Finishes Sixth in Comeback Race
First Mount in 1 ½ Years for Journeyman Rider Following Spill BALTIMORE – Journeyman rider Rosario Montanez launched his comeback Sunday at Laurel Park, more than 1 ½ years after being involved in a spill that required surgery to repair multiple back fractures and rehabilitation for brain injury. Montanez, a 31-year-old native of San Diego, […]
Wondrwherecraigis wins Fire Plug, Witty Takes Spectacular Bid
Part of Winter Carnival BALTIMORE – Wondrwherecraigis wired the $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes for trainer Brittany Russell, wrapping up the slate of six stakes on Laurel Park’s Winter Carnival Day Saturday. Jockey Jevian Toledo sent the 5-year-old gelding by Munnings to the lead after breaking sharply from the 2 post, winning the six-furlong race for […]
Stronach 5 Returns $4,648
BALTIMORE – Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring races from Santa Anita Park, Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields and a low 12 percent takeout, returned $4,648.10. There were 17 winning tickets. The Stronach 5 kicked off with Laurel’s ninth race and Jagger, Inc’s Visual Artist providing trainer Jamie Ness with his third win of […]
Laurel Park Hosting Stakes-Filled Saturday Program
Six Stakes Worth $550,000 in Purses on Winter Carnival Trainer Ness, Jockey Rodriguez Register Friday Hat Tricks BALTIMORE – Grade 3 winner Hibiscus Punch, multiple stakes winners Wondrwherecraigis and Cordmaker, and promising 3-year-old H P Moon are among the horses to watch on Laurel Park’s stakes-filled Saturday program. Six stakes worth $550,000 in purses help […]