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Majestic Reason
18
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • General George H.
  • John B. Campbell S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.
  • Wide Country S.

Five answers from Saturday’s Laurel Park stakes

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Now that the weekend’s Laurel Park stakes are in the book, we’ve got answers to those five questions we posed last week…

Lebda
15
Feb
  • Alex Cintron
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Jonathan Maldonado
  • Laurel Park
  • Lebda
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.
  • Naughty Thoughts
  • Wide Country S.

Lebda, Naughty Thoughts post upset scores in Laurel stakes

  • Ted Black / 5 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Lebda, in the Miracle Wood, and Naughty Thoughts, in the Wide Country, posted front-running upset scores in two Laurel sophomore stakes.

Uncontested
14
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • General George H.
  • John B. Campbell S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.
  • Wide Country S.

Five questions for Saturday’s Laurel Park stakes

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Laurel Park has five stakes on tap for February 15, including two Grade 3 events in the Barbara Fritchie and General George. We’ve got five questions.

Alwaysmining
16
Feb
  • Alwaysmining
  • Greg Bentley
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.

Rapidly developing Alwaysmining continues to surprise

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Mid-career purchase Alwaysmining notched his fourth straight win in a facile Miracle Wood score, setting him up for bigger game soon.

Alwaysmining
16
Feb
  • Alwaysmining
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Jeremiah Englehart
  • Kelly Rubley
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.

Miracle Wood launches local route to Preakness

  • Press Release / 6 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

The Maryland route to the Preakness kicks off Saturday with the Miracle Wood Stakes, when Alwaysmining looks to take a step forward.

Still Having Fun
17
Feb
  • Feargal Lynch
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.
  • Still Having Fun
  • Tim Keefe

Still Having Fun takes Preakness step in Miracle Wood

  • Ted Black / 7 years
  • 2
  • 8 min read

Three-year-old Maryland-bred Still Having Fun took the next step on the Preakness trail, winning today’s Miracle Wood at Laurel Park.

Still Having Fun
15
Feb
  • Enchanted Ghost
  • Hamilton Smith
  • He Hate Me
  • Horacio De Paz
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.
  • Still Having Fun
  • Tim Keefe
  • Wide Country S.

Still Having Fun looks for second straight stakes win in Miracle Wood

  • Press Release / 7 years
  • 0
  • 11 min read

Still Having Fun is a solid favorite in Laurel’s Miracle Wood Stakes for 3-year-olds on Saturday, while the Wide Country, for fillies, is a wide-open affair.

Imperial Hint
20
Feb
  • Barbara Fritchie H.
  • General George H.
  • John B. Campbell S.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Racing Media S.
  • Miracle Wood S.
  • Wide Country S.

Photo gallery: Laurel Park Fritchie day stakes

  • Dottie Miller / 8 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

A gallery of photos from Saturday’s big Fritchie day card at Laurel Park.

High Roller
17
Feb
  • Bernie Houghton
  • Crabcakes
  • Dale Capuano
  • High Roller
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.
  • O Dionysus
  • Wide Country S.

Sophomores take aim at local leadership in Laurel Park stakes

  • The Biz / 8 years
  • 0
  • 9 min read

Crabcakes and O Dionysus are favored in a pair of Laurel Park for three-year-olds, with local division leadership among the prizes.

01
Mar
  • Charmed Victory
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Miracle Wood S.
  • Rodney Jenkins

Lightly raced Charmed Victory still heading upward

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Charmed Victory may have come up short to Marengo Road in the Miracle Wood Stakes, but trainer Rodney Jenkins believes distance — and experience — will benefit his runner.

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