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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Yedsit Hazlewood reaches for great heights Linda Dougherty December 3, 2025 Over the years, Maryland racing has been the base for many talented apprentice jockeys who not only earned Eclipse Award honors but also went on to successful careers as journeyman riders. Four of the last 12 Eclipse winners spent significant time in Maryland as […]
LRL: Le Gris aims for profit Frank Vesp November 30, 2025 Four-year-old Le Gris visited the eighth circuit of his career on Sunday and clearly found Laurel Park to his liking. Riding a second-level fee of $53,000 for a distance of 1 1/16 miles, the City of Light gelding raced to the early lead, setting […]
Frank Vespe September 2, 2025 “It’s great fun. I like it here,” said Apprentice Rider Yedsit Hazlewood Monday afternoon in the Timonium winner. And why not? Hazlewood won eight times in four days during the Big T closing weekend to secure the Meet title. Hazlewood ended with 12 wins of 33 starters during the seven […]
Frank Vespe August 27, 2025 During the opening weekend in Timonium, trainer Anthony Farrior was zoomed to the top of the rankings, while the racing side is the racing side on the jockey side. Timonium’s fast, seven -day stand ends this weekend. The Maryland State Fair Track racet on Friday through Labor Day Monday and […]