Laurel Park’s Rainbow 6, Pick 5, and Super High 5 all have carryovers heading into Friday, with the last of those having a $12,000 carry.
Jockey Amelia Green won her first race in Maryland when piloting the longshot D K’s Brigantia to victory in Laurel’s fifth race Saturday.
It could be a big week for Horacio De Paz. He’ll saddle his first runner as Sagamore Farm’s trainer Friday, just days after his wife gave birth to a child.
Laurel Park has canceled live racing for July 3 as a result of a water main break that has left 30,000 without water.
Count trainer Rodney Jenkins and rider Victor Carrasco among those who figure to appreciate the “excuse to stay home” this summer at Laurel Park.
With Laurel Park’s first significant July racing in over a decade about to start, Maryland trainers are excited and optimistic — some cautiously so.
Laurel Park’s summer meet kicks off Friday with a new Super Hi 5 wager and twilight racing each Friday.
With announcer Dave Rodman in California this summer, Pete Medhurst, known for calling harness racing and Navy sports, will call Laurel’s July meet.
The Maryland Racing Commission today gave approval for live racing dates in July at Laurel Park and for seven live days at the State Fair in Timonium.
Claiming activity jumped 35 percent in March, in our Claimbox report.