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At a time of year when Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls are focusing on two-round preparations and qualifying points, the Feb. 28 Gotham Stakes Aqueduct offers something different. The Gotham is contested over a one-turn mile, with the winner receiving 50 qualifying points for a starting spot in the Kentucky Derby. 1. Balboa (6-1 odds on […]
LRL: The stakes contenders have almost opposite resumes Both Law School and Taj Mahal have talent, but that’s where the similarities end Frank Vesp February 19, 2026 Two horses that could be favorites in Saturday’s Laurel Park stakes could hardly arrive with more diverse resumes. Law School, even money on the morning line in the […]
LRL: Taj Mahal lives up to the hype at first glance $525k yearling overcomes slow start for decisive win Frank Vesp February 6, 2026 Brittany Russell looked relieved in the moments after Friday’s third race at Laurel Park. Russell, last year’s runaway leading coach at Maryland, struggled through a winless January at Maryland, going 0-for-13, […]
The first Saturday in January is chilly for a 3-year-old colt Aqueduct racecourse feels more than five months away from the first Saturday in May Churchill Downs. Winning a stakes like the $139,500 Jerome Stakes on Jan. 3 at the Big A can earn a three-year-old some Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points, but the one-turn […]
If you’ve attended the Preakness Stakes (G1) in recent years, you’re no doubt well aware of trainer Brittany Russell. The undisputed Queen of Maryland Racing who recently captured their third straight training title at the Maryland Jockey Club-operated racetracks, Russell’s horses typically draw a lot of attention on the Preakness undercard. But not in the […]
Yedsit Hazlewood and Brittany Russell ended 2025 in style, capturing the jockey and trainer titles at the Laurel Park autumn meeting. Both Hazlewood and Russell also earned year-end honors as leading jockeys and trainers at the Maryland Jockey Club-operated racetracks. Hazlewood, 17, a leading contender for the 2025 Eclipse Award for outstanding apprentice jockey, walked […]
LRL: Hollywood Import, Peach Tie surprise in the stakes Frank Vesp December 27, 2025 Pocket 3s Racing LLC’s Hollywood Import had made three starts prior to Saturday’s running of the $100,000 Heft Stakes for two-year-olds at Laurel Park. In both cases he had been the last on the first call. For those keeping score at […]
Post time went out in style on December 20, chasing arch-rival Barbadian runner in the Laurel Park stretch to win the $99,000 Robert T. Manfuso Stakes, the final start of his impressive career. Post Time was not rushed in the Manfuso as he was in the Maryland Million Classic Stakes when he finished second to […]
Frank Vesp December 20, 2025 “I never really get choked up. But then again, I’ve never ridden a horse like him,” jockey Sheldon Russell said Saturday afternoon at Laurel Park. Moments earlier, Russell had struggled with emotions after riding Post Time, his horse of a lifetime, to 13th.e and the final triumph of the five-year-old’s […]
