Twilight card kicks off Laurel summer meet
Laurel Park’s summer meet kicks off Friday with a new Super Hi 5 wager and twilight racing each Friday.
Laurel Park’s summer meet kicks off Friday with a new Super Hi 5 wager and twilight racing each Friday.
With announcer Dave Rodman in California this summer, Pete Medhurst, known for calling harness racing and Navy sports, will call Laurel’s July meet.
The Maryland Racing Commission today gave approval for live racing dates in July at Laurel Park and for seven live days at the State Fair in Timonium.
Claiming activity jumped 35 percent in March, in our Claimbox report.
Jockey Sheldon Russell and trainer Claudio Gonzalez topped the standings at the just completed Laurel Park winter meet.
Daily average handle rose at Laurel Park during the winter meet, though, with a dozen missed days, gross handle declined.
The longest shot on the board won three races in Laurel Park’s Jackpot Pick 5, and no one hit all five, meaning a $102,000 carryover into closing day.
What’s on tap: Triple Crown-nominated Midlantic-breds and more…
Talk Show Man, the 2014 Maryland Million Turf winner, made his first start of 2015 a winning one with a flashy score at Laurel Park.
The last week of live racing at Laurel Park upon us — but the action’s not done yet.