Racing News

A Memorable Weekend of Racing, Food & Fun at Laurel

Live 10-Race Card Features Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses
MJC’s Crackin’ Crab Feast, Gift Card Giveaways Part of Festivities
Dunk Tank to Help Raise Money for Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund

BALTIMORE – Live racing, Maryland crabs, gift card giveaways and a dunk tank to help raise money for disabled jockeys – there’s something for everyone on the final Saturday of July at Laurel Park.

G3 Winner Jaxon Traveler Back on Turf for $75,000 Ben’s Cat

Can the Queen Chasing Third Career Stakes Win in $75,000 Jameela

BALTIMORE –West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner’s Jaxon Traveler, who earned a long-awaited graded-stakes victory in his most recent start, will get the chance to reach another goal – a first victory on turf – in Saturday’s $75,000 Ben’s Cat at Laurel Park.

G1-Placed Divine Huntress Shortens Up for $75,000 Miss Disco

Tops Field of Seven for 3-Year-Old Fillies Sprinting Seven Furlongs

BALTIMORE – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Long Valley Stables’ Divine Huntress, runner-up in the one-mile Acorn (G1) in her most recent start, will cut back to a sprint for the first time since last winter when she returns to Laurel Park for Saturday’s $75,000 Miss Disco.

Undefeated Super Love Making Stakes Debut in Star de Naskra

Faces Trio of Stakes Winners Among Six Rivals in 3-Year-Old Sprint

BALTIMORE – John Davison and Eunhee Kim’s Super Love, undefeated through three starts, will put his perfect record on the line as he makes the long-awaited step up into stakes company for the first time in Saturday’s $75,000 Star de Naskra at Laurel Park.

Magic Michael Trying Again in $100,000 Deputed Testamony

Among Five Stakes Worth $400,000 in Purses Saturday, July 30

BALTIMORE – Morris Kernan, Yo Berbs and Jagger Inc.’s Grade 3 winner Magic Michael, a 5-year-old veteran of 27 starts, will bring his act to Laurel Park for the first time Saturday attempting to better his runner-up finish of a year ago in the $100,000 Deputed Testamony.

Millionaire Tiz the Bomb Nominated to $100,000 Bald Eagle Derby

3YO Joined by Fellow Graded Winners Main Event, Wow Whata Summer
Stakes-Winning Stablemates Sparkle Blue, Vergara Among $100,000 Searching Noms

BALTIMORE – Magdalena Racing’s millionaire Tiz the Bomb, a graded-stakes winner on turf and synthetics, and fellow graded winners Main Event and Wow Whata Summer top 23 3-year-olds nominated to the $100,000 Bald Eagle Derby Saturday, Aug. 6 at Laurel Park.

Conclusive Chasing Second Straight Group 1 Win Sunday

3YO Colt Won Twice at Laurel Park Before Move to Puerto Rico
Sanchez-Salomon Doubles Saturday to Tie Atop Trainer Standings
Live Racing Canceled Sunday, Returns Thursday, July 28

BALTIMORE – Sonata Stable’s 3-year-old colt Conclusive, a two-time winner at Laurel Park last fall and winter before being relocated to Puerto Rico, chases his third straight win and second consecutive Group 1 victory in Sunday’s Clasico Barbosa Memorial at Camarero.

Cavalier Cupid Finds Stakes-Winning Form in Friday Feature

3YO Maryland Homebred Beats Elders in Turf Sprint Allowance
Post Time for Saturday’s 10-Race Card Pushed Back to 1:50 P.M.

BALTIMORE – Big Lick Farm’s 3-year-old Maryland homebred filly Cavalier Cupid, racing for just the second time this year, returned to her stakes-winning form of last summer with a front-running 1 ½-length triumph over her elders in Friday’s Race 7 feature at Laurel Park.

Laurel Pushes Back Saturday Post Time Due to Heat

Live 10-Race Card Now Scheduled for 1:50 P.M. Start

BALTIMORE – With high temperatures and humidity in the forecast, and in the best interests of its horses, horsemen and fans, the Maryland Jockey Club has pushed back post time for Saturday’s live 10-race program at Laurel Park.

The first race, a 5 ½-furlong claiming sprint for maiden fillies ages 3, 4 and 5 scheduled on the All Along turf course, will go off at 1:50 p.m. rather than the usual 12:40 p.m. starting time during the 37-day summer meet.

Connections Fielding Offers for Debut Winner Mo Money Mo Honey

Veteran Grade 3 Winner Cordmaker Gearing Up to Resume Season
Pair of Allowances Highlight Laurel’s Live Eight-Race Card Friday
Nominations Close Saturday for Pair of $100,000 Turf Stakes Aug. 6

BALTIMORE – It took some time to get Mo Money Mo Honey to the races, but no time at all for the offers to start coming in following the 3-year-old Uncle Mo colt’s impressive debut victory July 16 at Laurel Park.