Laurel Park will hold 26 open stakes worth a combined $2.85 million this fall, with the meet headlined by the De Francis Dash and the Maryland Million.
The 2014 Maryland Million will take place on October 18 at Laurel Park, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced.
Trainer Donald Barr’s It’s a Bang did everything right in his debut. That’s its own cause for concern.
The return of our Midweek Movie features a big event, two big hats, gray horses, and a purse the likes of which you’ve never seen before.
Our weekly On Tap feature highlights the weekend’s best races and other events from around the mid-Atlantic!
In Saturday’s Maryland Million Classic, old and young collided. And in a way, oddly, both won.
You might see anyone at the racetrack on Maryland Million day. Like a former Russian aristocrat with a famous ancestor, or a hard-knocking horse with a half-million in his bank account.
Viral video sensation Spicer Cub suffered a condylar fracture in Saturday’s Maryland Million but is expected to recover fully.
With two big state-bred stakes days in the region, Midlantic handle rose sharply, according to our latest HandleTrak report.
“We really want to support the Maryland Million,” said one owner Saturday. “It’s important for racing in this state.” The day in words and pictures.