Apprentice Urizar Velazquez earns first career win
Urizar Velazquez, a 10-pound apprentice riding his first mount, earned his first victory Thursday at Laurel Park.
Urizar Velazquez, a 10-pound apprentice riding his first mount, earned his first victory Thursday at Laurel Park.
Long River, the son of A. P. Indy who won a Group 1 race and earned over $770,000, will stand stud at Maryland’s Anchor and Hope Farm.
Laki and Lewisfield crossed the wire in Sunday’s Polynesian Stakes at Laurel together, with Laki put up via DQ to take the lead in the MATCH Series.
Old-school Timonium is hoping to build for the future as its 2018 race meet nears, coming on the heels of a successful 2017.
New Maryland Jockey Club racing secretary Chris Merz has some daunting challenges ahead of him but says he’s focused on the task at hand: making Maryland racing the best it can be.
Once one of Maryland’s leading trainers, Dane Kobiskie returned for the first time in almost three years to win the Twixt Stakes with Still There.
The expected showdown between Crabcakes and Shimmering Aspen fizzled, while Crabcakes sizzled en route to a decisive score at Laurel Park.
European champion El Gran Senor and fleet filly Caesar’s Wish comprise the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame class of 2018.
Multiple graded stakes winner Tequilita will look to get back to her winning ways in Laurel Park’s $75,000 Twixt Stakes on Saturday.
Popular local stakes winners Shimmering Aspen and Crabcakes will face off, each making her season debut, in an allowance Thursday at Laurel Park.