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Laurel Park Meet Features More Money, Stakes

Laurel Park Meet Features More Money, Stakes

Laurel Park will begin a 69-day meet Sept. 5 with average daily purses of $240,000 and an expanded stakes schedule.

 Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Laurel Readies for Fall Meet After State Fair

Laurel Readies for Fall Meet After State Fair

Live racing returns to Laurel Park Sept. 5 on the heels of the Maryland State Fair meet, which continues through Sept. 3 at Timonium.

 Friday, August 31, 2007

Thirty-Nine Stakes Highlight Laurel Park Schedule

Thirty-nine stakes races, with purses totaling almost $3.8 million, highlight the opening of the fall meet at Laurel Park. The meet kicks off Sept. 7 with live racing on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the month. Sunday racing will be added beginning the first week of October.

 Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Pimlico Meet Extended; Laurel to Reopen Dec. 26

The Maryland Jockey Club announced Oct. 8 that it intends to extend the current Pimlico meet until mid-December, with the re-opening of Laurel Park scheduled for Dec. 26. The current Pimlico stand was tentatively scheduled to end on Nov. 2.

 Friday, October 08, 2004

At Churchill, It's Treats, Not Tricks, for Fall Meet

The start of the fall meet at Churchill Downs coincides with Halloween this year, but track officials insist patrons who walk through the gates Oct. 31 will discover nothing but treats.

 Thursday, October 07, 2004

Fall Meet Gains Recorded by Churchill Downs

In spite of ongoing construction that prohibited the use of most of the track's Clubhouse and wintry weather on the meet's final weekend, Churchill Downs reported gains in on-track attendance and wagering and set another record for total wagering during its 27-day "Fall Festival Of Racing" that drew to a close on Nov. 29.

 Saturday, November 29, 2003