Laurel Park opens its fall meet Friday, the first live racing at one of Maryland’s mile tracks since June. Also new this meet, a 20-cent Jackpot Pick 5 wager.
Laurel Park announced today the addition of 10 stakes to the fall schedule: five for Virginia-breds, five for Maryland-breds.
Laurel Park will hold 26 open stakes worth a combined $2.85 million this fall, with the meet headlined by the De Francis Dash and the Maryland Million.
A judge has granted Laurel Park’s request for a temporary restraining order preventing Anne Arundel County from auctioning off the racetrack property.
A tax dispute between Laurel Park and Anne Arundel County will get resolved, Maryland Jockey Club head Tom Chuckas said, and Laurel will remain in MJC hands.
With no racing at Parx and not much at Charles Town, claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic slipped to its lowest level since February.
Mid-Atlantic claiming activity remained strong, if slower than last week, and a new trainer sits atop the Midlantic Claiming 7.
Mid-Atlantic claiming activity hit its highest level in six months this past week, but the Midlantic Claiming 7 looks familiar.
Mid-Atlantic claiming activity was flat during the week, while a busy week spurred a new trainer to the top of the Midlantic Claiming 7 for the first time.
Bad weather and cutthroat competition made for a tough winter for Laurel Park, which saw wagering decline by nearly 20 percent.