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), […]
Apprentice Jockey Barbosa Wins with First Two U.S. Mounts
18-Year-Old Won 3 Races in Puerto Rico Before Moving to Laurel BALTIMORE – As first impressions go, it doesn’t get any better than what Jeiron Barbosa did Friday at Laurel Park. A 10-pound apprentice from San Juan, Puerto Rico who had been in the U.S. for all of two days, the 18-year-old Barbosa made an […]
Wondrwherecraigis Settled In for Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1)
Laurel Park-Based G3 Winner Drew Post 11 of 14 in $2M Sprint Doors Open at 8:45 A.M. Saturday for Dubai World Cup Card Toledo, Robb Chasing Titles as Winter Meet Enters Final Weekend BALTIMORE – Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Bethlehem Stables’ Laurel Park-based multiple stakes winner Wondrwherecraigis has settled in at […]
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 […]