Racing News

Shake Em Loose Turns Back Joe in $100,000 Private Terms

03/19/2022

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 Terms by 1 ¾ lengths Saturday at Laurel Park.

Luna Belle Makes It Four Straight in Beyond the Wire

03/19/2022

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 fillies was the fourth of five stakes worth $450,000 in purses on the St. Patrick’s Day weekend program, co-headlined by the $100,000 Private Terms for 3-year-olds.

Whereshetoldmetogo Defends Title in $75,000 Not For Love

03/19/2022

Fille d’Esprit Romps to Popular $75,000 Conniver Victory
$100,000 Harrison Johnson to Dontmesawithme

BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, Ten Strike Racing, Michael Kisber and BTR Racing Inc.’s Whereshetoldmetogo reeled in stubborn pacesetter and fellow multiple stakes winner Jaxon Traveler in mid-stretch and edged past nearing the wire to defend his title in Saturday’s $75,000 Not For Love at Laurel Park.

Sanchez-Salomon Following Familiar Path with The Wolfman

03/18/2022

Trainer Hoping to Make Ex-Claimer Stakes Winner in Not For Love
Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses on Saturday Card
Openings Remain for Saturday’s Champions Handicapping Tournament

BALTIMORE – Having turned Shake Em Loose into a stakes winner off the claim late last year, trainer Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon is hoping to have the same luck with Joanne Shankle’s The Wolfman in Saturday’s $75,000 Not For Love.

Stronach 5 Rewards Winners with $12,432

03/18/2022

Disqualification, Three Longshots, Low 12-Percent Takeout

BALTIMORE – There were 10 winning tickets in Friday’s Stronach 5 with each worth $12,432.40.

The popular wager, with a low 12-percent takeout, featured races from Laurel Park, Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, as well as three longshots and a disqualification.

The Stronach 5 kicked off with Laurel’s ninth race and favored Queen Cadence drawing away to an easy victory.

Then things got interesting.

Diamond Collector Looking to Shine in $100,000 Beyond the Wire

03/18/2022

Micro Star Set to Make Stakes Debut in $100,000 Private Terms
Youngest of Five Seeking Breakthrough in $75,000 Not For Love

BALTIMORE – Still seeking a replacement for Come Dancing, his former stable star that won five graded-stakes including the 2019 Ballerina (G1) and more than $1.2 million in purse earnings, trainer Carlos Martin hopes to have found one in Diamond Collector.

Whereshetoldmetogo, Jaxon Traveler Clash in $75,000 Not For Love

03/17/2022

Fillie d’Esprit Looks to Dethrone Kiss the Girl in $75,000 Conniver

BALTIMORE – Defending champion Whereshetoldmetogo and fellow multiple stakes winner Jaxon Traveler, the latter recently voted his second straight Maryland-bred championship, are set to clash for the first time in Saturday’s $75,000 Not For Love at Laurel Park.

Galerio Seeks Second Stakes Win in $100,000 Harrison Johnson

03/17/2022

Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Saturday, March 19

BALTIMORE – Bird Mobberley and Grady Griffin’s Galerio, having checked a stakes victory off his to-do list last time out, will go after his second in a row tackling six rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial at Laurel Park.

Luna Belle Chasing Fourth Straight Win in $100,000 Beyond the Wire

03/16/2022

One-Mile Test for 3-Year-Old Fillies Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000

BALTIMORE – Deborah Greene and Hamilton Smith’s Luna Belle will attempt to stretch her talent beyond a sprint for the first time as she goes after 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 fillies is among five stakes worth $450,000 in purses on an 11-race program, co-headlined by the $100,000 Private Terms for 3-year-olds.

Maryland Champion Joe Returns in $100,000 Private Terms

03/16/2022

Colt Named for President Puts Streak to Test in 3-Year-Old Stake
Among Five Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Saturday, March 19

BALTIMORE – The Elkstone Group’s homebred colt Joe, recently crowned the Maryland-bred champion juvenile of 2021, puts a three-race win streak on the line when he returns to action in Saturday’s $100,000 Private Terms at Laurel Park.