Racing News

Laurel Park Thanksgiving Weekend Stakes Attract 114 Nominations

Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Friday & Saturday, Nov. 26-27

BALTIMORE – Graded-stakes winners Laki, Pickin’ Time, Informative and Magic Michael; fellow multiple stakes winners Cordmaker, Hello Beautiful, Kenny Had a Notion, Street Lute and Whereshetoldmetogo; and undefeated 3-year-old filly Moquist are among 114 horses nominated to five stakes worth $450,000 in purses over Thanksgiving weekend at Laurel Park.

Local Motive Digs in to Capture $100,000 James F. Lewis III

Buy the Best Extends Win Streak to Three in $100,000 Smart Halo
Miss Leslie Notches Third Stakes Win in $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go

BALTIMORE – Bird Mobberley’s Local Motive, already a stakes winner on the turf, dug in determinedly along the rail through the stretch to hold off Beast Or Famine and capture Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III by a head at Laurel Park.

One Ticket Worth $99,519 in Friday's Stronach 5

BALTIMORE – There was only one winning ticket in Friday’s Stronach 5, and that one ticket was worth $99,519.40.

The big ticket was driven by a 45-1 longshot at Golden Gate Fields and a $30 winner at Laurel Park.

Featuring a low 12-percent takeout, the Stronach 5 also featured two races from Gulfstream Park.

Kenny Had a Notion Returns to Winner's Circle in Thursday Feature

Nominations Close This Weekend for Thanksgiving Stakes at Laurel Park

BALTIMORE – Louis J. Ulman and H. Neil Glasser’s multiple stakes winner Kenny Had a Notion collared long shot leader Rookie Salsa in deep stretch and surged past late to snap a seven-race losing streak in Thursday’s stakes-quality feature at Laurel Park.

G1-Placed Off Topic Chases Stakes Win in Thirty Eight Go Go

Among Three Stakes Worth $300,000 in Purses Saturday at Laurel

BALTIMORE – Before she heads off to the breeding shed at the end of the year, D Hatman Thoroughbreds’ Grade 1-placed Off Topic will continue her quest to become a stakes winner in Saturday’s $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go at Laurel Park.

Three Juvenile Races Top Friday's Stronach 5

Races from Laurel, Gulfstream, and Golden Gate
Low 12-Percent Takeout

BALTIMORE – The key to having a winning ticket in Friday’s Stronach 5 could rest on three juvenile races, including a maiden special weight event from Laurel Park and a starter optional claimer from Gulfstream Park.

The Stronach 5, featuring a low 12-percent takeout and a maiden event at Golden Gate Fields, will begin at approximately 3:40 ET when maiden fillies and mares go six furlongs in a $10,000 claiming event at Laurel.

Undefeated Run to Daylight Targets $100,000 James F. Lewis III

Buff My Boots, Sparkle Sprinkle Meet Again in $100,000 Smart Halo

BALTIMORE – David Raim’s Run to Daylight, undefeated through three starts including back-to-back stakes wins, hits the road for the first time in an attempt to keep his perfect record intact in Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III at Laurel Park.

Voss Celebrates Aloha West’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint G1 Victory

4-Year-Old Gelding Bred in Maryland by Laurel Park-Based Trainer

BALTIMORE – Katy Voss watched this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships with great interest. The breeder, owner and Laurel Park-based trainer was cheering on her younger sister, Elizabeth Merryman, who bred and co-owns Turf Sprint (G1) contender Caravel.

Stronach 5 returns $8,826

BALTIMORE – There were four winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5, featuring a 12-percent takeout and races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.

Each ticket was worth $8,826.10.

It was Barak Farm’s 2-year-old filly She Is Wisky kicking off the Stronach 5, winning Laurel’s seventh race in her third career start and returning $9.80.

Mr Jefferson Gives Trombetta 2,000th Career Victory

Maryland-Based Trainer Runs 1-2 in 2-Year-Old Feature

BALTIMORE – R. Larry Johnson’s homebred 2-year-old colt Mr Jefferson slipped through an opening along the rail in mid-stretch and outran stablemate Bold Leader to give trainer Mike Trombetta his 2,000th career victory in Thursday’s featured eighth race at Laurel Park.