Our weekly Laurel Park Racing Notebook includes a horses to watch, headlines from the weekend, and hot jocks and trainers.
In his 11th try since reaching the brink of the milestone, jockey Horacio Karamanos earned his 2000th career victory Sunday at Laurel Park.
A rainbow “right over” her barn was a sign, Ellen Charles said. And Shimmering Aspen’s romp in today’s Alma North Stakes was the result.
Grade 1 winner Yellow Agate and local hopeful Shimmering Aspen are the headliners in Saturday’s Alma North Stakes at Laurel Park.
Maryland-bred Dancing Rags is one of two Grade 1 winners nominated to the 7-furlong Alma North for sophomore fillies June 17,
A decade after stepping away from the game – and almost a year after his return – Steve “Cowboy” Hamilton has reestablished himself as among Maryland’s best riders.
Maryland racing interests are “all in” on getting a Breeders’ Cup to Laurel Park, state Racing Commission chair Michael Algeo said this week.
Laurel Park will host 21 stakes worth $1.6 million during its summer meeting, which begins June 9.
Total wagering on Laurel Park’s just-concluded winter meeting was up more than 20 percent versus 2016, with average daily handle up 15 percent.
Laurel Park’s winter meet began and ended with upset winners in maiden races. In between, trainer Linda Rice dominated, winning at a 53 percent clip.