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Baffert Shipper Brigand Wires City of Laurel

Baffert Shipper Brigand Wires City of Laurel

Brigand, shipped to Laurel Park from New York by trainer Bob Baffert, responded with a front-running one-length victory in the $104,000 City of Laurel Stakes Dec. 8.

 Saturday, December 08, 2012
Global Power Holds On to Win Sussex

Global Power Holds On to Win Sussex

Global Power made his first start at Delaware Park a memorable one as the 4-year-old son of Pulpit held off Slip and Drive and Abilio to win the Sussex Stakes July 21.

 Saturday, July 21, 2012

Electrify Pulls Plug on Unbridled Rivals

Padua Stables' Electrify won the $100,000 Unbridled Stakes for 3-year-olds by an eye-catching eight lengths over favored Saint Augustus at Calder Race Course on Saturday.

 Saturday, April 29, 2006

Abel Castellano Leaving Maryland for Calder

Abel Castellano Jr., a regular in the Maryland jockey colony for three years, will move his tack to South Florida next month in preparation for the Calder Race Course meetings.

 Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Pacesetter L'Oiseau d'Argent Wins Sussex

Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum's L'Oiseau d'Argent won the $100,000 Sussex Handicap in gate-to-wire fashion at Delaware Park Saturday.

 Saturday, July 30, 2005

Second-Leading Delaware Rider Suspended 60 Days

An altercation in the Delaware Park jockeys' room after the eighth race July 19 has resulted in the 60-day suspension of the racetrack's second-leading rider.

 Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Bellamy Road Shows Heels in Cradle Stakes

Bellamy Road went wire-to-wire and pulled a minor upset Monday in the Miller Genuine Draft Cradle Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-olds at River Downs.

 Monday, September 06, 2004

Highway Prospector Motors to Moscarelli Win

Michael Gill's Highway Prospector posted an upset victory in the $100,000 Vincent A. Moscarelli Memorial Handicap at Delaware Park Saturday.

 Saturday, July 24, 2004

Friel's for Real Takes Laurel's Gala Lil

Friel's For Real had never won a stakes race until she overwhelmed a band of older fillies and mares in Saturday's $75,000 Gala Lil Stakes at Laurel Park.

 Saturday, March 20, 2004

White Mountain Boy Gets Up in Time in Stryker

Michael Gill's White Mountain Boy won a three way thriller in the $75,000 Goss L. Stryker Stakes for Maryland-bred sophomores Saturday at Laurel Park.

 Saturday, February 07, 2004

White Mountain Boy Scales Laurel Test

White Mountain Boy got away to the lead and was never challenged in Wednesday's $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Championship at Laurel Park, winning easily by six lengths.

 Wednesday, December 31, 2003

Last Intention Nails Toccet at Wire

The $50,000 Hail Emperor Stakes came down to a bob of noses with Michael Gill's Last Intention beating 4-5 favorite Toccet by a whisker.

 Saturday, November 15, 2003

Last Intention Nails Toccet at Wire

The $50,000 Hail Emperor Stakes came down to a bob of noses with Michael Gill's Last Intention beating 4-5 favorite Toccet by a whisker.

 Saturday, November 15, 2003

Gators N Bears Chews Up Sonny Hine Foes

Leo Nechamkin's Gators N Bears turned in a sparkling front-running performance to win the $50,000 Sonny Hine Stakes for 3-year-olds at Laurel Park.

 Saturday, October 18, 2003

Stormy Roman Nips Swift Replica in Axthelm

Swift Replica, at 17-1, tried to make every pole a winning one in Saturday's $100,000 Pete Axthelm Stakes at Calder Race Course, but was nabbed just before the wire by Stormy Roman, himself an even longer shot at 30-to-1 odds.

 Saturday, December 21, 2002