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Laurel Park
20
Apr
  • Bill Cole
  • Gary McGuigan
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Pimlico Plus

MSA approves $48.5 million Laurel purchase

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Maryland Stadium Authority’s board on Monday approved the $48.5 million purchase of Laurel Park for use as a Thoroughbred training center.

Taj Mahal
20
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • West Virginia horse racing

Mid-Atlantic three stars: April 20, 2026

  • John Piassek / 7 months
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  • 4 min read

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

Zevon
19
Apr
  • Danielle Hodsdon
  • Dave Rodman
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Zevon (horse)

LRL: “Project” Zevon upsets allowance

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Eight-year-old “project” Zevon, a maiden until last July, won for the second time in five starts in Sunday’s Laurel Park co-featured allowance.

Cruise the Nile
19
Apr
  • Cruise the Nile
  • Dahlia S.
  • George Weaver
  • Graham Motion
  • Henry S. Clark Stakes
  • Jaime Torres
  • Jorge Ruiz
  • King T. Leatherbury S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Summerintahoe

LRL: Cruise the Nile answers questions in Henry S. Clark

  • The Biz / 7 months
  • 0
  • 2 min read

One race after posting a front-running score, Cruise the Nile showed a different dimension Saturday when rallying to win the Henry S. Clark Stakes.

Miss Harriett
18
Apr
  • handicapping
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 19, 2026

  • John Piassek / 7 months
  • 0
  • 7 min read

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.

Taj Mahal
18
Apr
  • Brittany Russell
  • Federico Tesio S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Sheldon Russell
  • Taj Mahal

LRL: Taj Mahal dazzles in Tesio

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Taj Mahal remained undefeated with his biggest win yet, devastating the field in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park.

Miss Harriett
17
Apr
  • handicapping
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 18, 2026

  • John Piassek / 7 months
  • 0
  • 12 min read

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.

Fore Harp
17
Apr
  • Dahlia S.
  • Graham Motion
  • Henry S. Clark Stakes
  • King T. Leatherbury S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Rob Atras

LRL: Competitive fields for Clark, Dahlia, Leatherbury

  • The Biz / 7 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Laurel Park’s first three grass stakes of 2026 — the Dahlia, King Leatherbury, and Henry Clark — are Saturday and have drawn big and competitive fields.

Close the Gate
16
Apr
  • Close the Gate
  • Federico Tesio S.
  • John Salzman
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Close the Gate could open opportunity in Tesio

  • Frank Vespe / 7 months
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Close the Gate has outrun his pedigree and purchase price so far. And if he were to keep doing that in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes, well…

Miss Harriett
16
Apr
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  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 17, 2026

  • John Piassek / 7 months
  • 0
  • 7 min read

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.

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