Racing News

Stablemates Candy Light, Sparkle Blue Top Laurel’s Big Dreyfus

07/12/2023

1 1/8M Turf Test First of Three Stakes Worth $300,000 in Purses Saturday

BALTIMORE – Stakes-winning stablemates Candy Light and Sparkle Blue, each making their third start of the year, seek to break through with the first win of their 4-year-old season in Saturday’s $100,000 Big Dreyfus at Laurel Park.

Eons Looking for Right Setup in $100,000 Prince George’s County

07/12/2023

One of Three Stakes, Two on Turf, Worth $300,000 in Purses Saturday

BALTIMORE – Mark Grier’s Grade 3 winner Eons, beaten favorite in each of his last two races, will attempt to regain his winning form while defending his title in Saturday’s $100,000 Prince George’s County at Laurel Park.

‘He’s Just Been a Remarkable Horse:’ Cordmaker Retired

07/11/2023

8-Year-Old Gelding Having Surgery July 17 for Ankle Injury
Millionaire Won 14 Races, 11 in Stakes, 2022 General George (G3)

BALTIMORE – Hillwood Stable’s 8-year-old millionaire gelding Cordmaker, whose steady success over seven seasons of racing earned him 11 stakes wins and the adulation of fans throughout the Mid-Atlantic, has been retired.

Hybrid Eclipse Making Title Defense in $100,000 Caesar’s Wish

07/09/2023

Joins $100,000 Prince George’s County & Big Dreyfus on Grass July 15
Rainbow 6 Carryover of $22,223 When Live Racing Returns Friday

BALTIMORE – Over the course of five weeks last summer, Stuart Grant watched as Hybrid Eclipse became a stakes winner for the first time before purchasing her from previous connections at auction. Coming up on the year anniversary of that acquisition, Hybrid Eclipse will attempt to defend her title in the $100,000 Caesar’s Wish Saturday, July 15 at Laurel Park.

Zabracadabra Spoils Cordmaker’s Comeback in Friday Feature

07/07/2023

Karamanos Extended Win Streak to Five with Emotional Victory
Rainbow 6 Carryover for Saturday’s Live Nine-Race Program
De Francis Day Stakes July 29 to Feature Tacos and Tequila

BALTIMORE – Frank Sample’s Zabracadabra tracked multiple stakes winners Cordmaker and Ournationonparade into the far turn before sweeping past both and going on to a popular 3 ½-length victory in Friday’s stakes-level allowance feature at Laurel Park.

G3-Winning Millionaire Cordmaker Set to Launch Comeback

07/06/2023

8YO Fan Favorite Returns Friday in Stakes-Level Allowance Test

BALTIMORE – Hillwood Stable’s 8-year-old millionaire Cordmaker, a Grade 3 winner that has established a large fan following over six seasons of racing, is set to launch his long-awaited comeback in Friday’s stakes-level feature at Laurel Park.

Laurel Cancels Balance of Thursday Card Due to Lightning

07/06/2023

Live Action Scheduled to Return with Nine-Race Program Friday

BALTIMORE – The balance of Thursday’s 10-race program at Laurel Park was cancelled due to prolonged lightning in the area.

Thunder and lightning were first reported approaching post time for Friday’s fourth race. Following a 30-minute delay, during which the main track was sealed and the rain began, steady lightning persisted and the decision was made to cancel out of safety concerns for Laurel’s horses, horsemen, fans and employees.

G3 Winner Dr B Tops 22 Nominations to $100,000 Caesar’s Wish

07/06/2023

Saturday, July 15 Program Includes Pair of $100,000 Grass Stakes

BALTIMORE – Grade 3 winner Dr B and multiple stakes winners Award Wanted, Falconet, defending champion Hybrid Eclipse and Malibu Beauty are among 22 horses nominated to the $100,000 Caesar’s Wish Saturday, July 15 at Laurel Park.

Laurel Opens Four-Day Weekend with 10 Races Thursday

07/05/2023

Five-Figure Carryovers in Rainbow 6, Jackpot Super High Five

BALTIMORE – Laurel Park will kick off a four-day weekend of live racing Thursday with a 10-race program postponed from last Friday due to air quality issues stemming from the eastern Canadian wildfires.

Post time is 12:25 p.m.

Comeback on Horizon for Maryland Champion Luna Belle

07/02/2023

Multiple Stakes Winner Galloping at Laurel Park for Return

BALTIMORE – Multiple stakes winner and two-time Maryland-bred champion filly Luna Belle, unraced in more than a year and without a timed work since late March, continues to make progress in her comeback.

Owned by Deborah Greene and Laurel Park-based trainer Hamilton Smith and bred by Smith, Greene and her late father, Fred Greene Jr., 4-year-old Luna Belle could return to the work tab mid-month and target a late summer/early fall campaign.