Jockey Felix Pinero, a 25-year-old apprentice who is the son of a jockey, earned the first win of his career Saturday at Laurel Park.
In the interests of fuller fields, the Maryland-bred waiver in $40,000 maiden claiming races has been axed for the winter.
The latest list of graded stakes includes 42 in the Mid-Atlantic, among them five Grade 1 races and eight Grade 2 events.
Fans will receive a gift Saturday at Laurel Park if they give a gift or donation to benefit the Maryland Horsemen’s Assistance Fund.
Late Night Pow Wow was an eye-catching winner of the Willa on the Move Stakes at Laurel Park.
Victory Rally made her first foray into stakes company a winning one, holding on to win the Geisha Stakes for Maryland-breds at Laurel Park.
My Magician, the winner of the 2017 Geisha Stakes, will look to defend her title against a big field Saturday at Laurel Park.
Graded winners Ms Locust Point and Late Night Pow Wow headline a stacked edition of Laurel’s Willa on the Move Stakes Saturday.
A two-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile, Amino scored at second asking today in a solid maiden heat at Laurel Park.
The Maryland Jockey Club is expected to seek 180 days of live racing at its facilities in 2019 — up from 171 this year — and to make some tweaks to its stakes schedule.