Racing News

Laurel Park Offering 11 Summer Stakes Worth $1.05 Million

05/30/2024

Four Stakes July 28 Led by 33rd Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash
33-Day Summer Meet Kicks Off with Nine-Race Program Friday

BALTIMORE – Eleven stakes, led by the esteemed Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash for sprinters 3 and up, worth $1.05 million in purses highlight the summer meet at Laurel Park which opens with a nine-race program Friday.

The 33-day stand will run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Sunday, Aug. 18, with no Friday racing scheduled Aug. 2, 9 or 16. Post time will be 12:25 p.m.

Five Alive for $5 million 1/ST Grand 3 Pick ‘Em Challenge

05/30/2024

Five Alive for $5 million 1/ST Grand 3 Pick ‘Em Challenge

BALTIMORE – Five players remain alive for the $5 million 1/ST Grand 3 Pick ‘Em Challenge prize after successfully selecting the first four finishers in exact order in the 149th Preakness (G1) May 18 at Pimlico Race Course.

The leaderboard with the Top 50 players are available here: Click here to view.

1/ST CONTENT renews exclusive long-term global distribution deal with Breeders’ Cup; bolsters position as racing leader for the Americas

05/29/2024

Horse racing’s “World Championships” agrees to a further three-year broadcast and fixed-odds rights extension with leading Stateside supplier, thanks to ongoing success and a growing global network of fixed-odds operators

Pimlico’s Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Returns $2,974

05/27/2024

Rodriguez, Russell Finish as Preakness Meet Top Jockey, Trainer
Live Racing Returns May 31 to Open Laurel Park Summer Meet

BALTIMORE – A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 on a special Memorial Day holiday program Monday at historic Pimlico Race Course produced multiple returns of $2,974.72 for selecting all six winners on closing day of the prestigious Preakness Meet.

Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot at $384,473 for Holiday Card

05/26/2024

Mandatory Memorial Day Payouts in Rainbow 6, Pick 5, High 5
Trainer Ramsey, Jockey Robles Earn First Maryland Wins Sunday

BALTIMORE – Historic Pimlico Race Course will close its 11-day Preakness Meet with a special Memorial Day holiday program Monday featuring mandatory payouts in the 20-cent Rainbow 6, 50-cent Late Pick 5 and $1 Jackpot Super High Five wagers.

Post time for the first of nine races is 12:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Stands at $363,540

05/25/2024

Rominski Rolls in Stakes-Quality Allowance Feature Saturday

BALTIMORE – Unsolved for a seventh straight racing day Saturday, the 20-cent Rainbow 6 saw its carryover jackpot jump to $363,540.61 for Sunday’s nine-race program at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Post time is 12:25 p.m.

Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Reaches $342,979 for Saturday

05/24/2024

Friday’s Jackpot Super High Five Solved for $303,996 Payout

BALTIMORE – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot climbed to $342,979.46 for Saturday’s 10-race program after going unsolved for a sixth consecutive racing day Friday at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Post time is 12:25 p.m.

Future is Bright for Lightly Raced Filly Goodgirl Badhabits

05/23/2024

Trainer Russell: ‘No Doubt That She’s Going to be a Stakes Winner’

BALTIMORE – Her comeback race successfully out of the way, it’s on to bigger and better things for talented but lightly raced 4-year-old filly Goodgirl Badhabits.

Owned by Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister and based at Laurel Park with leading Maryland trainer Brittany Russell, Goodgirl Badhabits kicked off Preakness weekend in style with a head-turning six-length triumph May 16 at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Big Preakness Carryovers Friday at Pimlico

05/23/2024

Racing Returns Friday with $315,625 Rainbow 6 Carryover
Jackpot Super High Five Carryover of $258,786 in Race 6

BALTIMORE – Live racing resumes Friday to open the final weekend of the Preakness Meet at historic Pimlico Race Course with six-figure carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and $1 Jackpot Super High Five wagers.

Post time for the first of eight races is 12:25 p.m.

California Crown Dreaming for Preakness & Dinner Party Winners

05/21/2024

$7.5 Million in Bonuses for Preakness 149, California Crown and Pegasus

BALTIMORE – While it is still four months away, the connections of Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey and Dinner Party (G3) winner Balnikhov are excited about the possibility of running for $7.5 million in bonus money come the Sept. 28 California Crown at Santa Anita Park.