Racing News

Hello Hot Rod Returns to Maryland in $125,000 Federico Tesio

04/21/2021

‘Win and In’ for Triple Crown-Nominated Horses to Preakness (G1)

BALTIMORE – It will be more than just a homecoming when stakes winner Hello Hot Rod returns to Maryland for only his second start of the year in Saturday’s $125,000 Federico Tesio at Pimlico Race Course.

Littlestitious Back for More in $125,000 Weber City Miss

04/21/2021

‘Win and In’ for 3-Year-Old Fillies to Black-Eyed Susan (G2)

BALTIMORE – Her stop in Maryland already beyond the original plan, Joel Politi’s multiple stakes winner Littlestitious may wind up extending her stay a bit longer depending on how she runs in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss at Pimlico Race Course.

D-NICE, 2 CHAINZ AND JACK HARLOW ANNOUNCED AS HEADLINE ACTS FOR THIS YEAR'S REIMAGINED 'PREAKNESS LIVE' AT PREAKNESS 146

04/21/2021

1/ST EXPERIENCE Celebrates the Return of Live Music with New Entertainment Experience Boasting a World-Class Lineup of Artists & Performers to Broadcast Live In Part on NBC During the Race Day Broadcast and on D-Nice’s #ClubQuarantine

Maryland Racing Returns to Legendary Pimlico Race Course

04/21/2021

Preakness Meet at Pimlico Opens Thursday for 23-Day Stand
146th Preakness Stakes (G1) Set for Saturday, May 15
97th Black-Eyed Susan (G2), Pimlico Special (G3) Friday, May 14
$100,000 Trainer Bonus Returns for Preakness Weekend Stakes
Tesio Tops Saturday’s $750,000 Spring Stakes Spectacular Program

Formful Stronach 5 Yields Multiple $617.80 Payoffs

04/16/2021

BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5 returned multiple payoffs of $617.80 following a rather formful sequence Friday.

The Stronach 5, the multi-race, multi-track wager that features an industry-low 12 percent takeout, offered a sequence with three straight races from Gulfstream Park, followed by two from Golden Gate Fields. There were 146 tickets that correctly selected all five winners.

Preakness Prep Federico Tesio Returns to Pimlico

04/16/2021

‘Win and In’ for Triple Crown-Nominated 3-Year-Olds

BALTIMORE – For the first time since 2015, Maryland’s local audition for the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) will provide horses with an opportunity to prep over the same legendary Pimlico Race Course main track that serves as home for the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown.

Gulfstream, Golden Gate Featured in Friday's Stronach 5

04/16/2021

Three on the Turf, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

BALTIMORE – Three races from Gulfstream Park and two from Golden Gate Fields, including three turf races, will highlight Friday’s Stronach 5.

The Stronach 5, with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will begin with three consecutive races from Gulfstream before concluding with two from Golden Gate.

Stronach 5 Returns $717

04/16/2021

144 Winning Tickets

BALTIMORE – With favorites winning three of the five races, Friday’s Stronach 5 returned $717.70. There were 144 winning tickets.

The Stronach 5 featured races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields as well as an industry-low 12-percent takeout.

Friday's Stronach 5 - Three Tracks, Two Turf Races, 50 Minutes

04/16/2021

Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout

BALTIMORE – Races from Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields, along with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will highlight Friday’s Stronach 5.

The multi-track wager continues to show a strong return on investment. Last week’s Stronach 5, with three of the five winners returning $7 or less, had 42 winning tickets with each worth $2,752.

Laurel, Pimlico Primary Home for 2021 MATCH Series

04/16/2021

Live Racing Returns to Laurel Thursday

BALTIMORE – Beginning with Preakness (G1) weekend in mid-May at Pimlico Race Course and concluding the day after Christmas at Laurel Park, Maryland racetracks will host 20 of 24 races in the newly configured Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship (MATCH) Series for 2021.

The MATCH Series, which has proved popular with horsemen since returning to the racing calendar in 2018 following a 16-year hiatus, was shelved in 2020 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that also threatened a 2021 return.