Maryland
Several local runners among Barbara Fritchie noms
The nominations for the Barbara Fritchie Stakes upcoming at Laurel Park include several local runners, among them last year’s show horse Fille d’Esprit.
C Z Rocket tops General George noms
C Z Rocket, a multiple graded stakes winner who was second in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, tops 36 nominations to the G3 General George at Laurel.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: February 5, 2023
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Laurel Park picks and ponderings: February 4, 2023
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Laurel Park: Which jockeys are in the zone?
Which Laurel Park jockeys are off to hot starts? Asking for a friend; no, wait, actually asking for the betting public. Answers within…
Preakness headlines Pimlico stakes schedule
Preakness weekend at Pimlico will feature 15 stakes worth a combined total of $3.5 million, topped by the G1 Preakness and G2 Black-Eyed Susan.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: February 3, 2023
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Malibu Moonshine headed to Saturday’s Ruthless
Malibu Moonshine, the undefeated Maryland-bred filly, will put her streak on the line in Saturday’s Ruthless Stakes at Aqueduct.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: January 29, 2023
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Laurel Park picks and ponderings: January 28 2023
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BackTracks: Star de Naskra “really something”
In a new BackTracks: Maryland-bred Star de Naskra gave owner-breeder Jiggs Lancaster his first stakes winner in a long career — and then a whole lot more.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: January 27, 2023
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Laurel: Weekend stakes speed figures
Wondering what the winning speed figures were for the six Laurel Park stakes this past weekend? Answers inside…
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: January 22, 2023
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Deuces wild in Laurel Park stakes
In a half-dozen Laurel Park stakes, riders Angel Cruz and Jevian Toledo, trainer Jerry Robb and Brittany Russell, and stallion Munnings all had two winners.
Laurel: Brittany Russell barn sweeps soph stakes
Trainer Brittany Russell didn’t run what is probably her best three-year-old Saturday at Laurel, but she still swept the two sophomore stakes on the card.
Laurel: Plot the Dots, Award Wanted win Md-bred stakes
Well-bet favorites labored home third in a pair of Maryland-bred stakes, while Plot the Dots and Award Wanted were easy winners.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: January 21, 2023
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Laurel Park picks and ponderings: January 20, 2023
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Trainer Phil Capuano hopes to spark first stake in Fire Plug
Young trainer Phil Capuano, with three wins in his first 11 starts, seeks his first stakes win with Alwaysinahurry in Saturday’s Fire Plug at Laurel Park.
