Maryland
Laurel Park cancels all weekend racing
Laurel Park will cancel all three days of live racing this weekend, and its three Saturday stakes will return as extras for Friday, Nov. 29.
Laurel Park cancels November 22 card
Laurel Park officials canceled the track’s Friday, Nov. 22 card after jockeys expressed concerns about the condition of the racetrack.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 22, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Dean Delivers seeks return to winning ways in Dave’s Friend
Dean Delivers, winner of July’s De Francis Dash, returns to Laurel Park Saturday to headline the Dave’s Friend Stakes.
Piassek: Handicapping maiden races
In the first of an occasional series, handicapper John Piassek discusses handicapping maiden races focusing on one race from Laurel.
VIDEO: Latest Laurel Park highlights
In this short video, we recap some of the highlights of the racing week that ended November 17 at Laurel Park.
Grade 3 winner Warrant to stand at Murmur Farm
Warrant, a Grade 3 winner by Consitution, will stand at Maryland’s Murmur Farm in 2025 after having stood in Pennsylvania in 2024.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 17, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 16, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
MTROA: Pimlico plan may preserve current track layout
Maryland’s MTROA may jettison its plan to rotate the Pimlico racing strip, saving the historic track and a substantial amount of money.
Showing of “Maryland’s Horse” slated for Nov. 25
The Maryland Horse Library and Education Center on November 25 will present a showing of “Maryland’s Horse,” a 1960s-era film about racing.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 15, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Laurel: Stakes winner Speedyness makes return Friday
Speedyness, winner of Laurel Park’s Miracle Wood Stakes earlier this year, returns from a six-month break Friday at that same track.
Laurel: Nominations up for Nov. 23 stakes
Nominations have been released for three stakes to take place at Laurel Park November 23, all for older runners.
VIDEO: Latest Maryland racing highlights
In this video, the latest Maryland racing highlights from a weekend featuring three stakes and the end of turf racing.
This week’s Midlantic stakes schedule
Which stakes are taking place this week around the Mid-Atlantic? Answers within.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 10, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
Foxy Junior takes third straight in Thirty Eight Go Go
Foxy Junior, winner of last month’s Maryland Million Distaff, continued her winning ways in Saturday’s Thirty Eight Go Go at Laurel Park.
Back home, Post Time could target Cigar Mile
Maryland-bred Post Time, a late-running second in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, could target the Dec. 7 Cigar Mile for a next start.
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 9, 2024
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.