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.

Brittany Russell
Cap Classique
Catahoula Moon
Gin Talking S.
Great Opportunity
Heft S.
Laurel Park
Maryland horse racing
Norman Cash
Sweet Soddy J

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: Final 2025 jockey and trainer stats

PRX: Mailata romps in depleted Future Stars

Hazlewood and Russell romp to Laurel Park fall titles

Foxy Junior looks to add to stakes haul in Mrs. Claus

Maryland-based Balboa to run in Jerome

Mid-Atlantic three stars: December 29, 2025

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

PRX: Mailata romps in depleted Future.

Hazlewood and Russell romp to Laurel.

Foxy Junior looks to add to.

Maryland-based Balboa to run in Jerome

Jockey Alberto Delgado retires after 43.

LRL: Hollywood Import, Peach Tie surprise.