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Press release November 8, 2025 “How much time do you have?” asked trainer Ferris Allen when a reporter wondered whether Navani, Allen’s entry in Sunday’s $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes at Laurel Park, had any behavioral quirks. “She’s an extremely finicky filly,” said Allen, a Maryland mainstay who started his career in 1976 and […]
Press release November 7, 2025 Governor Wes Moore signed a treaty on Thursday executive order formally establishing the Maryland Horse Industry Strategic Plan to guide the future of Maryland’s $2.9 billion horse industry. The initiative marks a historic step toward uniting the state’s diverse equine community under a single, coordinated vision for growth, sustainability and […]
The Biz November 6, 2025 Two of Maryland’s brightest youth stars, Big Cuddle and Slewperstitus, look to add to their growing resumes Saturday in Laurel Park with a Veterans Day weekend ticket highlighted by a pair of $100,000 sprint stakes. Big Cuddle, an undefeated son of Great Notion, is the frontrunner in the James F. […]
The Biz November 6, 2025 We track the latest jockey and trainer statistics from Maryland. Who’s hot (and not)? As the 2025 season progresses, we’ll be tracking the jockey and trainer stats on a yearly and weekly basis, and going into a bit more detail. The numbers: LAUREL PARK JOCKEYS Yedsit Hazlewood and Jorge Ruiz […]
Johannes Piassek November 3, 2025 There was a lot of racing action in the Mid-Atlantic this past week. Here’s a look at each song’s “three stars”: THE BEST IN THE REGION Maskedandmummed won the James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes. Photo by Coady Media. FIRST STAR: MASKED AND MUMMERED. Saturday’s program in Charles Town was […]
Frank Vesp November 2, 2025 Jockey Martin Chuan won the Laurel Park co-features on Sunday, and it appears the native of Peru – based in Kentucky until riding at Delaware Park this season – is feeling completely comfortable. “I love Maryland,” Chuan said after his second win of the day. “It’s like my home in […]
The Biz November 1, 2025 Talla Racing’s Splendora delivered a dazzling performance to kick off Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup card at Del Mar. She stormed past her favorite stablemate Hope Road at the top of the stretch to win the $1 million PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) by 4 ¾ lengths. The […]
The Biz October 30, 2025 When Ultimate Love took home the Selima Stakes at Laurel Park in September, trainer Michael Trombetta allowed himself to think bigger. “Those thoughts went through my head when she crossed the finish line,” he said at the time, referring to a possible bid for the Breeders’ Cup. Now, just weeks […]
Frank Vesp October 30, 2025 Popular Maryland-bred multiple stakes winner Ain’t Da Beer Cold has retired, trainer Kenny Cox confirmed Wednesday. The seven-year-old Freedom Child gelding ends his racing career with seven wins and $469,714 in earnings from 45 career starts. He won the 2023 Maryland Million Classic via disqualification and also scored in the […]
