Racing News

Whereshetoldmetogo Making Title Defense in $75,000 Bender

11/21/2022

MM Distaff Winner Fille d’Esprit Returns in $75,000 Politely

BALTIMORE – Madaket Stables, Ten Strike Racing, Michael Kisber and BTR Racing, Inc.’s Whereshetoldmetogo, exiting his first loss of the year, returns to his preferred track and distance as he seeks a second straight victory in Friday’s $75,000 Howard and Sondra Bender Memorial at Laurel Park.

Johnyz From Albany Tops Maryland Juvenile Nominees

11/20/2022

Jockey Russell Misses Sunday Mounts, Listed as ‘Day to Day’
Sprint Feature Highlights Laurel’s Final Live Monday Program

BALTIMORE – Impressive Maryland Million Nursery winner Johnyz From Albany and Post Time, undefeated through two starts, top 17 horses nominated to the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Saturday, Dec. 3 at Laurel Park.

Allowance Race Up Next for G3 Winner Cordmaker

11/19/2022

2YO Stablemates Pavoni, Colpo d’Oro to Debut Sunday
Angel Art Springs 40-1 Upset in Maiden Special Weight
20-Cent Rainbow 6 Solved Saturday for $51,003 Payout

BALTIMORE – Having emerged well from his comeback race last weekend, Hillwood Stable’s Mid-Atlantic fan favorite Cordmaker is expected to get a little more time before making his next start.

G3 Winner Cordmaker Tops Friday Workers for Upcoming Stakes

11/18/2022

7YO Gelding Defending Champion in $100,000 Richard Small Nov. 26
Apprentice Jeiron Barbosa Returns with Victory in First Mount Back
Rainbow 6 Jackpot Carryover Grows to $42,222 for Saturday Program

BALTIMORE – Multiple stakes winners Cordmaker, Fille d’Esprit and Tappin Cat each tuned up for potential starts in Thanksgiving weekend stakes with five-furlong works Friday at Laurel Park.

Rainbow 6 Carryover at $36,421 for Return of Live Racing Friday

11/17/2022

Fall Meet Leading Rider Jeiron Barbosa Busy in Return to Action

BALTIMORE – Live racing returns to Laurel Park Friday featuring a 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover that has continued to grow over the past month and the return of its fall meet-leading rider, apprentice Jeiron Barbosa.

The Rainbow 6 has gone unsolved for 20 consecutive racing days dating back to Oct. 16, when it was hit for a $12,582.58 payout. The carryover stands at $36,421.01 following the last live program Nov. 13.

Whereshetoldmetogo Nominated to Defend Title in Bender Memorial

11/13/2022

MM Distaff Winner Fillie d’Esprit Among Nominees to $75,000 Politely
Sprint Stakes for Maryland-Bred/Sired Horses Friday, Nov. 25 at Laurel
Ruiz Rides Sunday Hat Trick; Triple Carryovers for Monday’s Live Card

BALTIMORE – Defending champion Whereshetoldmetogo, a 13-time career stakes winner, and graded-stakes winners Cordmaker and Double Crown top 24 horses nominated to the $75,000 Howard & Sondra Bender Memorial Friday, Nov. 25 at Laurel Park.

Hybrid Eclipse Gets Job Done in Thirty Eight Go Go

11/12/2022

Recruiter Secures Win in $100,000 James F. Lewis III
Twice as Sweet Powers to $100,000 Smart Halo Victory

BALTIMORE – The Elkstone Group’s Grade 2-placed Hybrid Eclipse, under a patient ride from Sheldon Russell, split horses in mid-stretch and went on to earn her second stakes win in Maryland this year in Saturday’s $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go at Laurel Park.

Leading Rider Jeiron Barbosa Returning to Action Next Weekend

11/11/2022

3YO Filly Baby Man Takes Two-Race Win Streak into Stakes Debut

BALTIMORE – Jeiron Barbosa, the leading rider at Laurel Park’s ongoing fall meet and a top contender for the Eclipse Award as champion apprentice, will return to action next weekend after escaping serious injury from a Nov. 8 fall at Parx.

Live Racing Returns Friday with $23,677 Rainbow 6 Carryover

11/10/2022

9 Live Races, Food & Drink Specials on Military Appreciation Day
Maryland Stakes Winners Among Challengers in Claiming Crown Jewel
Nominations for Thanksgiving Weekend Stakes Close Friday, Saturday

BALTIMORE – A pair of allowance races, a five-figure jackpot carryover in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and a salute to military families highlight Friday’s return of live racing at Laurel Park.

‘Fit’ Honeyquist Staying Home for $100,000 James Lewis III

11/08/2022

Unbeaten Bound by Destiny Tests Streak in $100,000 Smart Halo

BALTIMORE – Honeyquist, a son and grandson of juvenile champions, will get a chance to further the family legacy when he faces stakes company for the second straight start in Saturday’s $100,000 James F. Lewis III at Laurel Park.

The 11th running of the Lewis for 2-year-olds and 26th edition of the $100,000 Smart Halo for 2-year-old fillies, both sprinting six furlongs, join the $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go for fillies and mares 3 and up on the 10-race program.