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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 […]
Slam Notion provides an “early Christmas present” in Bender Frank Vesp December 20, 2025 “It has an atmosphere [trainer Robbie Bailes’s Laurel Park] “Everyone is just happy and everyone feels good, and if that’s the case, the horses feel good too. “I’m in,” Bailes countered, laughing. “That atmosphere has always been there ever since [the […]
Johannes Piassek December 15, 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 Twisted Ride (#2) just held off Uncle Ernie to win the Page McKenney. Photo by Nikki Sherman/EQUI-PHOTO.. FIRST STAR: TWISTED RIDE. Parx’ Monday program […]
Press release December 14, 2025 “The Hazlewood Express just keeps rolling into Laurel Park,” track announcer Dave Rodman exclaimed. Another day saw three more winners for teenage apprentice riding sensation Yedsit Hazlewood, who started his big Sunday by booting Wild Warrior ($5) for trainer Gary Capuano in the second race, a $49,000 first-level allowance for […]
RACE 4: CLAIM $7,500 (CONDITIONED), 3 YEARS AND OVER, 5 1/2 FURLONS 4-8-1-2 #4 Come on old man (3-1) closed well for fifth against better on grass last and ran consistently in the 80s on that surface all year round. Even though he is unfamiliar with this surface, he will pose a serious threat if […]
LRL: Phlying Phyllis wants to extend the series in the Sunday match On the Mark returns running; Hazlewood range on 21 Frank Vesp December 13, 2025 Phlying Phyllis will try to keep her career-opening streak intact in Sunday’s Laurel Park feature, a $49,000 first-level allowance for older fillies and mares going seven furlongs. The second-year […]
Johannes Piassek December 8, 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 Just Philtored rode home to win the Maryland Juvenile FIlly Stakes. Photo by Jim McCue. FIRST STAR: JUST FILTERED. On Saturday at Laurel Park, […]
It all started when Oklahoma native Elliot Campbell moved to Baltimore, Maryland for work at the age of 24. Having never been to a horse race before, he was fascinated by a photo hanging behind the cash register of a local GNC store. The horse pictured was stakes winner Cherokee’s Boy, a Maryland-bred horse that […]
