Laurel Park

LAUREL, MD. 12-14-12— The Maryland Jockey Club (MJC), the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (MTHA) and the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) today announced that they have come to a 10-year agreement for sustained racing at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park. “I am confident and pleased via this agreement,” said Stronach Group chairman Frank Stronach, [...]

The 8th day of December will seem more like a day in April as temperatures along the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. corridor hover in the low 60’s. That should bring horse racing fans out to Laurel Park who otherwise had settled into hibernation mode just two weeks prior to the winter solstice. For Saturday December 8th the [...]

UPDATED Dec. 1st 10:22am: Please note that the Longshot Play of the Day was SCRATCHED. Since no other top pick qualifies (5-1 or more) to be a Longshot Pick, unfortunately there will be none documented today. On Wednesday the boards of directors of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (MTHA) and Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) [...]

Thanksgiving is the one day set aside for families to reflect on the past year and be thankful for ones health, happiness and prosperity. This year I’m thankful for the invitation to become a contributing member of the Horse Racing Nation (HRN) family. It was through the wonders of social media and this blog which [...]

PINO HONORED BY THE MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB LAUREL, MD. 11-10-12—The Maryland Jockey Club honored jockey Mario Pino, who moved into the top 10 on the all-time win list earlier this fall, with a winners’ circle presentation Saturday afternoon at Laurel Park.   “It’s a great honor and I am very grateful,” Pino said. “Maryland has [...]

On Saturday Laurel Park is holding its Fall Festival of Racing featured by the DeFrancis Dash and five $150,000 stakes races on the turf… the Laurel Futurity for 2-year-olds, the Selima Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, the Laurel Dash, the Lady Baltimore Stakes for fillies and mares and the 1-1/2 mile Laurel Turf Cup. Introduced in [...]

Earlier this week tickets for 2013 Preakness day went on sale. For those who purchased reserved seating in advance this past year, ticket renewals will be mailed out on Monday, October 22nd. The 138th running of the Preakness® Stakes will take place May 18, 2013 at famed Pimlico Race Course. Tickets can be purchased by [...]

Last Saturday was a beautiful autumn day to spend at Laurel Park to celebrate Maryland thoroughbred horse racing… weather-wise. Now if you sat down and reviewed my selections for the Maryland Million Day 11 race card, the gambling term the comes to mind that is often used in a winter forecast would be “ice cold”. [...]

NOT ABROAD TRIUMPHS IN MARYLAND MILLION CLASSIC  LAUREL, MD. 10-06-12—Jockey Nick Petro and his mount Not Abroad saw an inviting opening along the rail as they circled the far turn. They galloped through the gaping hole, came out the clear leader and drew off to win the $150,000 Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic at Laurel [...]

Introduced in 1986, the Maryland Million, a program of races restricted to the offspring of Maryland-based stallions, has been duplicated by more than 20 other states. Maryland-sired thoroughbreds are nominated before they become 2-year-olds and remain eligible for life to run in the Maryland Million races. After twenty-six runnings, 220 stallions have been represented in [...]