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Recruiter marches to Lewis Stakes victory

by Frank Vespe | Nov 12, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing | 0 |

Recruiter dominated the James F. Lewis, III Stakes while Twice as Sweet cruised in the Smart Halo as two-year-olds took center stage at Laurel Park.

Timonium: That’s a wrap for 2022

by Frank Vespe | Sep 9, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing | 0 |

Angel Cruz finished with a flourish to take the Timonium riding title, Anthony Farrior cruised to the trainer crown, and more.

Bandits Heart shows the way to Dover win

by Frank Vespe | Sep 1, 2022 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Racing | 0 |

After lingering midpack throughout his debut, Bandits Heart found the front much more to his liking in winning the Dover Stakes at Delaware Park.

Blowing kisses at the Big T

by Frank Vespe | Sep 1, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing | 0 |

One winning owner blew kisses to the Timonium crowd Sunday, which is kinda how things are at the Big T. Plus a preview of the weekend to come.

Timonium meet set for Friday kickoff

by Frank Vespe | Aug 25, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing | 0 |

The seven-day Timonium race meet at the Maryland State Fair kicks off this weekend with a couple of nice cards highlighted by the Timonium Distaff Stakes.

Miss Leslie romps to record Delaware Handicap score

by Frank Vespe | Jul 9, 2022 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Racing | 0 |

Miss Leslie dominated the G2 Delaware Handicap by 12 lengths, the largest margin in the race’s 85-year history.

Miss Leslie rallies to win Obeah

by Frank Vespe | Jun 8, 2022 | Breaking, DE Racing, Delaware, Racing | 2 |

Miss Leslie rallied from last under jockey Angel Cruz to take the Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park and perhaps punch her ticket to the Delaware Handicap.

Bug boy Jeiron Barbosa wins with first two Stateside mounts

by Press Release | Mar 25, 2022 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing | 1 |

Jeiron Barbosa, an 18-year-old apprentice jockey from Puerto Rico, made a splash his first day Stateside, winning with his first two Laurel Park mounts.

VIDEO: Laurel Park in :60

by The Biz | Nov 16, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Video | 0 |

Laurel Park in :60 highlights three of the weekend’s top Laurel stories in (a little more than) a minute…

Angel Cruz gets off the deck with stakes win

by Press Release | Nov 13, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing | 0 |

Jockey Angel Cruz, thrown from an injured horse earlier in the card, bounced back to win the Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes aboard Miss Leslie at Laurel Park.