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 […]
RACE 4: STARTER OPTIONAL CLAIMING $12,500, 3 year olds and up, 5 1/2 furlongs 11-1-4-7 #11 Noah Chance (9-2) hasn’t raced on dirt for a while, but his overall form on this surface is impressive. Two of his four career victories have come on wet dirt tracks: a 6 ¼ length victory on a good […]
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 […]
Johannes Piassek October 27, 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 Point Dume proved to be the best in the Ballezzi Appreciation Mile Stakes at Parx. Photo by Barbara Weidl/EQUI-PHOTO. FIRST STAR: POINT DUME. A […]
Frank Vesp October 26, 2025 Max Capacity did not start fastest on Sunday during the sixth race at Laurel Park. But he had taken full control shortly afterwards and was never really challenged en route to a one and a half length victory under jockey Jevian Toledo. “He has always trained like a nice horse,” […]
RACE 4: STARTER OPTIONAL CLAIMING $12,500, 3 year olds and older, fillies and mares, 5 1/2 furlongs (GRAS) 10-14-1-11 #10 Wonder Girl (9-5) has won twice in a row at this level. She didn’t win as impressively as usual last time out, having to hold off Quick Power Nap’s late rally. However, she still got […]
RACE 4: GIRL CLAIMING $16,000, 2-YEAR-OLDS, FIRMS, 5 1/2 FURLONGS 5-1-10-12 The most recent line of #5 Curlene’s Ghost (3-1) doesn’t look that great at first glance, but it’s better than it looks. She ran into a very impressive Brittany Russell-trained runner who crushed the field by 9 ¼ lengths. The rest hit the wire […]
Johannes Piassek October 20, 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 Petingas Twin was sharp in the win at Laurel Park on Sunday. Photo: Jim McCue/MJC FIRST STAR: ZANAHIYR. Some of America’s top tower chasers […]