Maryland
Laurel Park picks and ponderings August 8, 2020
John Piassek handicaps Saturday’s 9-race card at Laurel Park!
Ain’t Da Beer Cold gulps maiden win
In the first juvenile race of 2020 at Laurel Park — finally — Ain’t Da Beer Cold scored a 15-1 upset for trainer Kenny Cox and rider Angel Cruz.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings August 7, 2020
John Piassek handicaps Thursday’s 8-race card at Laurel Park!
Hello Beautiful, American Sailor hit the road
Two Laurel Park-based runners – Hello Beautiful and American Sailor – will hit the road this weekend for out-of-town stakes races.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings August 6, 2020
John Piassek handicaps Thursday’s 8-race card at Laurel Park!
Tesio Stakes tops Laurel Park Labor Day card
The Federico Tesio Stakes – a win-and-you’re-in for the Preakness – tops a big Labor Day card at Laurel Park, which is part of a nine-stake weekend.
Timonium will not run in 2020
With the Maryland State Fair as we have known looking unlikely, the Timonium race meet will not occur, those days being run instead at Laurel Park.
Laurel: Lasix-free baby race draws full field
Laurel Park’s first Lasix-free juvenile race of 2020, a maiden event, has drawn a full gate of 10 on Friday’s card.
Maryland set to offer first juvenile races of 2020
Laurel Park will offer its first baby races of 2020 — Lasix-free — as extras for its August 7 card, but the fate of a Lasix study was less clear.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings August 1, 2020
John Piassek handicaps Saturday’s 9-race card at Laurel Park!
Laurel Park picks and ponderings July 31, 2020
We’ve got a 9-race card on tap today at Laurel Park!
Oak Bluffs logs 21st career win
Ten-year-old Oak Bluffs won for the 21st time in his career Thursday at Laurel Park and gave trainer Mary Eppler her 900th career win.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings July 30, 2020
John Piassek handicaps Thursday’s 9-race card at Laurel Park!
Rosario Montanez “doing well,” faces long road
Jockey Rosario Montanez, injured in a mid-July spill at Laurel Park, is doing well, his agent says, and eager to tackle the long road to return.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings July 25, 2020
John Piassek handicaps Saturday’s 9-race card at Laurel Park!
Jevian Toledo gets 1,000th win
With his second win of the day at Laurel Park, jockey Jevian Toledo reached the 1,000-win plateau for his career.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings July 24, 2020
We’ve got a 9-race card on tap today at Laurel Park!
Laki favored in Laurel Saturday feature
Multiple stakes winner Laki, a seven-year-old, has been installed as the 5-2 favorite in Laurel Park’s Saturday feature, a $55,000 allowance.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings July 23, 2020
John Piassek handicaps Thursday’s 9-race card at Laurel Park!
Jevian Toledo on brink of milestone
Jockey Jevian Toledo, who has 18 mounts this coming weekend at Laurel Park, is just two wins shy of 1,000 for his career.
