Sweet Soddy J Archives • The Racing Biz

Carmelina takes Gin Talking, caps big season for Reid

Frank Vespe / 2 years

5 min read

Trainer Butch Reid’s barn won almost 20 stakes this year, capped by Carmelina’s decisive win in Saturday’s Gin Talking Stakes at Laurel Park.

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Two-year-olds set for final Laurel Park stakes of 2023

Press Release / 2 years
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5 min read

Two-year-olds will take center stage for the final Laurel Park stakes of 2023, as Saturday’s Gin Talking and Heft close the stakes calendar.

Sweet Soddy J slips through to Timonium Juvenile win

Ted Black / 2 years

4 min read

Sweet Soddy J slipped through to upset the Timonium Juvenile Stakes and become the first homebred stakes winner for Lynn Cash’s Built Wright operation.

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: February 21, 2026

Off to the Races Radio lineup for February 21

CT: Maggie’s Girl tops allowance feature

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: February 20, 2026

LRL: Stakes contenders sport near-opposite resumes

PODCAST: Maryland Racing Today, Feb. 19

Carmelina takes Gin Talking, caps big season for Reid

Two-year-olds set for final Laurel Park stakes of 2023

Sweet Soddy J slips through to Timonium Juvenile win

Off to the Races Radio lineup.

CT: Maggie’s Girl tops allowance feature

LRL: Stakes contenders sport near-opposite resumes

PODCAST: Maryland Racing Today, Feb. 19

Is Maryland racing in “best place”.

LRL: Passage East “miraculous” in winning.