Six Laurel Park stakes scheduled for Jan. 22 will be run a week later, one of several schedule and purse tweaks in response to missed racing days.
The new Preakness arts contest will highlight “The Art of Racing” and is a collaboration of the Maryland Jockey Club and Maryland Institute College of Art.
The Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced a new bonus program for Maryland-breds competing in steeplechase meets in the state.
Maryland Jockey Club chief Mike Rogers today reported “great progress” on fixing the Laurel Park track, with racing Jan. 16 a possibility.
Laurel Park will not race Friday or Saturday, pushing back the resumption of racing until Jan. 16 at the earliest, the track told horsemen today.
With Laurel Park closed because of track issues for the third time this year, the MJC’s Mike Rogers met with restive Maryland horsemen Jan. 8.
Laurel Park will pause racing through the weekend, the track announced Friday, and Charles Town has canceled its Jan. 7 card.
Laurel Park has canceled its Jan. 7 card after more snow fell in central Maryland overnight. It’s the second straight canceled race day.
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
John Piassek has today’s 9-race card covered here.
