Angel At War, whose first start was against maiden claimers, makes her stake debut in the What A Summer at Laurel riding a six-race win streak.
Multiple graded winner Favorite Tale, who won last out for the first time since 2015, will try to double up in the Fire Plug at Laurel Park.
For the second straight day, jockey Steve Hamilton and trainer Horacio DePaz teamed up for a maiden-breaking score, this time with Global Citizen.
Dictate Cool, a Sagamore homebred Curlin filly, won at first asking Saturday at Laurel Park.
Favorite Tale won for the first time since 2015, and Bishop’s Pond continued a late-career surface switch to score in Laurel Park stakes today.
For the first time in nearly a decade, handle at the Maryland Jockey Club topped $600 million in 2017, an increase of about 12 percent from last year.
Trainer Eddie Gaudet, winner of 1735 and patriarch of an accomplished Maryland racing family, passed away at age 87.
Trainer Claudio Gonzalez and rider Jevian Toledo wrapped up the Laurel Park fall meet titles and were Maryland’s year-round leaders in 2017.
In the face of what it called “extreme cold weather,” Laurel Park has canceled its Sunday, New Year’s Eve card.
After three riders were thrown in the same spot this afternoon, Laurel Park canceled its remaining races after jocks asked the problem be addressed.
