Cordmaker Looks to Keep Rolling in $75,000 Jennings
Good Life Cider Staying Home for $75,000 Geisha BALTIMORE – After ending last season with a flourish, Hillwood Stable’s multiple stakes winner Cordmaker looks to carry that momentum into his 7-year-old season when he faces six rivals in Saturday’s $75,000 Jennings at Laurel Park. The Jennings for 4-year-olds and up and $75,000 Geisha for fillies […]
Wondrwherecraigis to Launch Season in $100,000 Fire Plug
G3 Winner Hibiscus Punch Returns in $100,000 What a Summer BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’ Wondrwherecraigis, unraced since giving trainer Brittany Russell her first graded-stakes victory three months ago, will kick off his 5-year-old campaign at home in Saturday’s $100,000 Fire Plug at Laurel Park. The Fire Plug […]
H P Moon Finds Comeback Spot in $100,000 Spectacular Bid
Stakes Winners Luna Belle, Buff My Boots Top $100,000 Xtra Heat BALTIMORE – K E M Racing Stables and Five Hellions Farm’s well-regarded H P Moon, eye-catching winner of his lone start last summer, is set to launch his highly anticipated sophomore season Saturday in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid at Laurel Park. The seven-furlong Spectacular […]
Races on the Turf from Santa Anita & Gulfstream Highlight Stronach 5
Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – Turf races from Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream Park lead a competitive Stronach 5 Friday afternoon with a low 12-percent takeout. The Stronach 5, which continues to offer a strong return on investment, will start at 4:16 ET and will also include races from Laurel Park and Golden Gate Fields. […]
Stakes Winner Joe Passes Two-Turn Test in Sophomore Debut
Second of Three Sunday Wins for Jockey Victor Carrasco Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Thursday’s Live Program BALTIMORE – The Elkstone Group’s homebred stakes winner Joe, racing for the first time around two turns in his 3-year-old debut, passed the test with aplomb in a popular 2 ½-length triumph in Sunday’s feature race at […]
G3 Winner Hibiscus Punch Breezes Saturday for Return
7-Year-Old Mare Pointed to $100,000 What a Summer Jan. 29 BALTIMORE – Ed Seltzer and Beverly Anderson’s homebred mare Hibiscus Punch, upset winner of last winter’s Barbara Fritchie (G3), moved closer to her return to racing with a sharp five-furlong breeze Saturday at Laurel Park. The 7-year-old daughter of Into Mischief, headed to the $100,000 […]
Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns $49,623
BALTIMORE – There were two winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, each worth $49,623.90. The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields and a low 12 percent takeout. The Stronach 5 began with the ninth and 10th races from Laurel Park, and both races were wide […]
Stakes Winner Air Token Soars to Feature Race Triumph Friday
Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 Carryovers for Saturday’s 10-Race Program BALTIMORE – Air Token, the 2021 Maryland Million Sprint winner owned and trained by Jose Corrales, got an ideal stalking trip under jockey J.D. Acosta and powered to a five-length victory in Friday’s feature race at Laurel Park. Making his 5-year-old debut in the optional claiming […]
STATEMENT FROM 1/ST RACING REGARDING JOCKEY MYCHEL SANCHEZ
BALTIMORE (January 21, 2022) – “After learning of the serious allegations of illegal wagering on the part of jockey Mychel Sanchez, effective immediately 1/ST RACING will institute an indefinite ban against him from training or racing at any 1/ST RACING venue. Any decision regarding Sanchez’s reinstatement will be made at a later time. 1/ST RACING […]
Juvenile Stakes Winner Joe Making Sophomore Debut Sunday
Colt Named for President Biden Entered in Two-Turn Allowance Laurel Hosting First Two Legs of National Weekly Stronach 5 Friday BALTIMORE – When The Elkstone Group homebred Joe captured the Maryland Juvenile Dec. 18 at Laurel Park, it provided founder Stuart Grant with an ideal Christmas gift to bestow the colt’s namesake, a longtime family […]