Laurel Park picks and ponderings September 10, 2021
We’ve got a 9-race card today at Laurel Park!
We’ve got a 9-race card today at Laurel Park!
For the first time in nearly five months, Laurel Park hosted live racing on its rebuilt dirt course, and opening day went off smoothly.
John Piassek has today’s Laurel Park card covered here!
For the first time since April – and the first with its renovated main track — Laurel Park will open for racing action September 9.
The closure of Laurel Park because of the track surface has been a trial for many. But avoiding it in future isn’t just a matter of rebuilding the track.
Jockey Ruben Silvera, the leading rider at Parx Racing, will begin to bolster his Maryland presence when racing returns to Laurel Park in September.
Horsemen will be able resume training at Laurel Park August 10, they learned in a community meeting Thursday, ending a nearly four-month shutdown.
Laurel Park will offer more than $3.5 million in stakes during its fall stand, which kicks off September 9 and runs through the end of the year.
The Maryland Racing Commission voted Thursday to waive penalties that typically include DQ in the case of Amicar positives through August 1.
With complications in the project to redo the dirt course at Laurel Park, racing is now expected to continue at Pimlico until August 27 Timonium meet.