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LAUREL PARK, Laurel, MD
| 1 | Plum | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A | $45,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Pure Prize - Bamba, Not For Love
Sire: Pure Prize , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 5 wins, $475,459. Lifetime: 212 yearlings sold, median $13,000. In 2009: 1.88 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Not For Love , Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2010 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, ($35,000).
| 2 | More Than a Cruise | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: B | $15,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | More Than Ready - River Cruise, Not For Love
Sire: More Than Ready , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $1,026,229. Lifetime: 1016 yearlings sold, median $80,000.
Broodmare Sire: Not For Love , Bay, 1990.
| 3 | Bluegrass Atatude | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $8,250 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Two Punch - Potomac Bend, Polish Numbers
Sire: Two Punch, Roan, 1983. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $89,795. Lifetime: 452 yearlings sold, median $34,000.
Broodmare Sire: Polish Numbers, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2013, $34,000.
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2010 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, $10,000.
Others: Jazzy Idea, $4,500; Two Hearts in One, $2,250; Will n' Pat; Lady Greeley.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plum | Travis L. Dunkelberger | Rodney Jenkins |
| 2 | More Than a Cruise | Luis Garcia | Lawrence E. Murray |
| 3 | Bluegrass Atatude | Harry Vega | John E. Salzman, Jr. |
| 4 | Jazzy Idea | Abel Castellano, Jr. | Edwin W. Merryman |
| 5 | Two Hearts in One | Mario G. Pino | John C. Friedman |
| 6 | Will n' Pat | Grant Whitacre | Patricia V. Haun Beck |
| 7 | Lady Greeley | Richard Monterrey | Rodney Jenkins |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Plum | Travis L. Dunkelberger | $5.20 | $2.80 | $2.20 | ||||||
| 4 | More Than a Cruise | Luis Garcia | $3.60 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 2 | Bluegrass Atatude | Harry Vega | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-4) | $18.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-4-2) | $62.40 | ||||||||||
King T. Leatherbury's homebred gelding Ben's Cat was named 2012 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013Book Review, disappointing when seventh as the second choice in last month's Test Stakes (gr. I), is the mild 3-1 favorite in the $400,000 Charles Town Oaks Sept. 22 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Owner/trainer Edwin Merryman's Jazzy Idea kicked off the Laurel Park meet in style with a course-record victory in the $100,000 Jameela Stakes at six furlongs on the turf.
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Contested, a grade I winner who was last in her most recent start, will attempt to regain winning form and earn her most lucrative victory to date when competing in the $500,000 Test Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25 at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Undefeated in six races before losing badly in her last start, Agave Kiss will attempt to start a new streak at a new track when she faces six rivals in the $300,000 Prioress Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 4.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Trainer Todd Pletcher will saddle both Disposablepleasure and In Lingerie in the Black-Eyed Susan (gr. II) at Pimlico Race Course May 18. The Bob Baffert-trained Mamma Kimbo is the morning line favorite at odds of 7-5.
Monday, May 14, 2012
King T. Leatherbury's homebred gelding Ben's Cat swept three divisional categories: older male, turf runner, and sprinter, and was named Maryland-bred Horse of the Year of 2011.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
James A. Riccio's New York shipper King and Crusader made a winning trip to Laurel Park when he scored a 16-1 upset in the $75,000 Maryland Juvenile Championship Dec. 17.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Laurel Park ends it meet Dec. 17 with division-ending stakes for 2-year-olds, the $75,000 Maryland Juvenile Championship and the $75,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Favored Eighttofasttocatch wins the Maryland Million Classic to highlight Maryland racing's big day.
Saturday, October 01, 2011Runnin Cardinal Stable and C.E. Glasscock's Somethinaboutbetty took the lead early under jockey Mike Luzzi and was kept to her task to the wire as she galloped to victory in the $75,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship for registered state-bred 2-year-olds at Laurel Park Monday.
Monday, December 26, 2005After winning all her preliminary bouts, Celestial Legend goes into the main event as the overwhelming 7-5 morning line choice to win the $75,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship, scheduled as the sixth race on Monday at Laurel Park.
Friday, December 23, 2005Dixie Talking was unraced at the beginning of December and a stakes winner at year's end when she beat seven other Maryland-bred fillies in Thursday's $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship.
Thursday, December 30, 2004The $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship Wednesday at Laurel Park figured to be a one horse affair, but when that one horse faltered, the door opened for Pour It On, who rallied along the rail to post a 36-1 upset score.
Wednesday, December 31, 2003The 2003 racing season ends at Laurel Park on Wednesday with a pair of $100,000 stakes races for Maryland-bred juveniles.
Sunday, December 28, 2003When the leader came off the rail directly in front of Shipp & Polk's Coquettish, the Not For Love filly shot through the inviting opening and powered her way to an impressive three-length score in Tuesday's $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship at Laurel Park.
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Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]
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