Laurel Park Racing Notebook, Fall Meet Vol. 7
December 8, 2017
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Our weekly Laurel Park Racing Notebook includes horses to watch, headlines from the weekend, and hot jocks and trainers.
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Laurel Park barn fire leaves one horse dead, backstretch shaken
December 7, 2017
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A fire Wednesday night in one of the new Laurel Park tent-style barns left the gelding Pappa Portmore dead and trainers and workers shaken up.
Maryland Juvenile Championship: A mystery solved, 35 years later
December 7, 2017
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Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Championship (now Futurity) should be a fun race, but it’s unlikely to launch the careers of two Classic winners, like the 1982 edition did.
Shimmering Aspen, Noteworthy Peach look to regain winning ways
December 7, 2017
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Three-year-old Shimmering Aspen and returnee Noteworthy Peach will look to regain their winning form in Saturday stakes at Laurel Park.
Limited View heads Md. Juvenile Filly Championship field
December 6, 2017
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Talented Limited View, already with three wins on her ledger, will be the one to beat in Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship at Laurel Park.
Clever Mind looks for second stake win in Md. Juvenile Futurity
December 6, 2017
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Clever Mind, who went worst to first to win the Maryland Million Nursery, will aim to double up in Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Futurity at Laurel Park.
Fasig-Tipton mixed: Racing age horses spark major gains
December 6, 2017
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The sales company bolstered the horses of racing age segment at yesterday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale, which helped propel the event to major gains.
Four Midlantic stakes downgraded for 2018
December 5, 2017
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Four Midlantic stakes — including the G1 Delaware Handicap and G2 BWI Turf Cup — have been knocked down a level by the Graded Stakes Committee.
Divining Rod to stand at Maryland’s Country Life Farm
December 5, 2017
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Divining Rod, a Grade 3 winner who was third in the 2015 Preakness, will stand at stud at Country Life Farm for the 2018 season.
Stakes recaps: A Casey clean sweep
December 4, 2017
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Father James and son John Casey swept the first three spots in Saturday’s Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes, named for their wife and mother. Plus, PA Nursery resutls.
Fasig-Tipton mixed: “Something for everyone”
December 3, 2017
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From weanlings to broodmares and even a stallion, Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale has (consignors hope) something for everyone.
Trainer Casey seeking win in wife’s namesake race
December 2, 2017
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Trainer James Casey and his son John both will saddle horses entered in the Eleanor Casey Memorial — named for James’s wife — at Charles Town Saturday.
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