Racing News

Auto Glide Tests Streak in $100,000 Deputed Testamony

07/26/2024

De Francis Dash Tops Four Sunday Stakes Worth $450,000
Quartet of Graded Winners Among Aug. 4 Caesar’s Wish Noms

BALTIMORE – Greg Compton, Mark Dean and Mike Cohea’s Auto Glide, riding a four-race win streak, chases a second consecutive stakes victory Sunday when he makes his Maryland debut in the $100,000 Deputed Testamony at Laurel Park.

Play Harder Looking to Extend Streak in $100,000 Concern

07/25/2024

G3 Winner Apple Picker Back Home for $100,000 Alma North
De Francis Dash Tops Four Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses

BALTIMORE – Rising Sun Racing Stables, Inc.’s Play Harder, promoted to a stakes victory that extended his win streak to three races last time out, looks to make it four in a row against familiar foe Celtic Contender and a quartet of shippers in Sunday’s $100,000 Concern at Laurel Park.

G1 Winner Sibelius Headlines $150,000 De Francis Dash

07/24/2024

Eight Stakes Winners, Three Graded, Among Loaded Field of 10
Six-Furlong Sprint Tops Four Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purse

BALTIMORE – Jun Park and Delia Nash’s millionaire gelding Sibelius, who made his race debut in Maryland nearly 3 ½ years ago, looks to regain his winning form when he returns to Laurel Park Sunday for a highly competitive edition of the listed $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash.

Sparkle Blue Repeat Winner of $100,000 Big Dreyfus

07/21/2024

Miss Harriett Goes the Distance in $75,000 Miss Disco
Laurel Summer Meet Resumes with Eight-Race Program Friday

BALTIMORE – Augustin Stable and Catherine Parke’s Sparkle Blue, exiting four consecutive graded-stakes, put her class on display by powering through the stretch and turning back stubborn longshot Cut From Class to win Sunday’s $100,000 Big Dreyfus at Laurel Park for the second consecutive year.

$150,000 De Francis Dash July 28 Up Next for Subrogate

07/20/2024

4-Year-Old Arrogate Colt Fires Bullet in Final Work Saturday
Eight September Stakes Worth $900,000 to Open Fall Meet
Barbosa Rides Four Straight Winners to Cap Saturday Card

BALTIMORE – Colts Neck Stables’ Subrogate, undefeated in three starts as a 4-year-old, put in a final breeze Saturday ahead of his next scheduled start in the listed $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park.

Miss Harriett Chasing Third Stakes Win in $75,000 Miss Disco

07/19/2024

 

Seven-Furlong Sprint for Maryland-Bred/Sired 3YO Fillies Sunday
Jockey Julio Hernandez Sweeps Early Double in Friday Hat Trick

BALTIMORE– Multiple stakes winner Miss Harriett, bred and owned by David Baxter’s Narrow Leaf Farms, steps out of open company for the first time since her stunning upset of the 2023 Maryland Million Lassie in Sunday’s $75,000 Miss Disco at Laurel Park.

Sparkle Blue Making Title Defense in $100,000 Big Dreyfus

07/18/2024

Multiple Graded-Stakes Winning Mare Tops 1 1/8-Mile Turf Test
Laurel Summer Meet Resumes with Nine-Race Program Friday

BALTIMORE – Following a steady diet of graded-stakes to start the year, Catherine Parke and Augustin Stable’s dual graded winner Sparkle Blue will get some class relief when she returns to Maryland to make a title defense in Sunday’s $100,000 Big Dreyfus at Laurel Park.

Trio of Graded Winners Top $150,000 De Francis Nominations

07/17/2024

Richest of Four Stakes Worth $450,000 in Purses Sunday, July 28
Preakness Contender Uncle Heavy Nominated to $100K Concern
Alma North Noms Include G3 Winner Apple Picker, Defending Champ Beguine
Post Time, Tapit Trice Among $100K Deputed Testamony Nominees

Trainer Ramsey Gets First Stakes Win in $75,000 Ben’s Cat

07/14/2024

Forever Souper Takes $100,000 Prince George’s County
Alla Breve Upsets $75,000 Jameela in Stakes Debut

BALTIMORE – Ken Ramsey’s Whenigettoheaven dueled with stubborn pacesetter Tidewater the length of the stretch before sticking his neck out at the wire and providing trainer Nolan Ramsey with his first career stakes victory in the $75,000 Ben’s Cat.

Money’s Worth Chasing Stakes Win in $75,000 Jameela

07/13/2024

Turf Sprint First of Three Stakes Worth $250,000 Sunday
Multiple GS Winner Sparkle Blue Tops $100K Big Dreyfus Nominees
1 1/8M Turf Stakes Shares July 21 Program with $75,000 Miss Disco
Trainer Scott Wolfendale Notches First Career Win Saturday
Jockeys Rodriguez, Torrealba Register Saturday Hat Tricks