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Onyx Ten
25
Jan
  • Barbadian Runner
  • Forest Boyce
  • Gary Capuano
  • Henry Walters
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Onyx Ten
  • Spectacular Bid S.
  • Xtra Heat S.

What they said: Quotes from Laurel Park stakes winners

  • Frank Vespe / 12 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

We caught up with the connections of Barbadian Runner and Onyx Ten, the winners of today’s Xtra Heat and Spectacular Bid at Laurel Park.

Seven's Eleven
26
Jan
  • Jennings H.
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Spectacular Bid S.
  • Xtra Heat S.

Five questions for this weekend’s Laurel Park racing

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 3
  • 5 min read

With Laurel Park scheduled to host four stakes this weekend, we’ve got five questions about the weekend’s racing.

Copper Tax
13
Jan
  • Copper Tax
  • Gary Capuano
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Spectacular Bid S.

Copper Tax works towards return

  • Press Release / 2 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Multiple stakes winner Copper Tax, beaten last out in the Grade 2 Remsen, continued to work towards a return to action with a Friday half-mile breeze.

Prince of Jericho
21
Jan
  • Brittany Russell
  • L Street Lady
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Prince of Jericho
  • Spectacular Bid S.
  • Xtra Heat S.

Laurel: Brittany Russell barn sweeps soph stakes

  • The Biz / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Trainer Brittany Russell didn’t run what is probably her best three-year-old Saturday at Laurel, but she still swept the two sophomore stakes on the card.

Witty
29
Jan
  • Elizabeth Merryman
  • Hamilton Smith
  • Laurel Park
  • Luna Belle
  • Maryland horse racing
  • McLane Hendriks
  • Spectacular Bid S.
  • Witty
  • Xtra Heat S.

Witty scores smartly in Spectacular Bid

  • Frank Vespe / 4 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Witty won impressively, his third straight score, in Laurel Park’s Spectacular Bid Stakes Saturday, continuing a promising family affair.

H P Moon
29
Jan
  • H P Moon
  • Lacey Gaudet
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Spectacular Bid S.

H P Moon set for return in Spectacular Bid

  • Press Release / 4 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

H P Moon, away since a dazzling debut last August, will make his return in Saturday’s Spectacular Bid Stakes at Laurel Park.

Jaxon Traveler
06
Jan
  • Jaxon Traveler
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Spectacular Bid S.

Jaxon Traveler heads Spectacular Bid noms

  • Press Release / 5 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Undefeated Jaxon Traveler and Grade 2 winner Brooklyn Strong are among 24 nominated to the Spectacular Bid Stakes Jan. 16 at Laurel Park.

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