Laurel Park

Air Recruit absolutely aired in the Sept. 30 $150,000 Laurel Futurity, putting away 11 rivals to win by 5 1/2 lengths at Laurel Park.

Laurel wrapped up its 33-day summer meet Sunday with Ness winning the training title, 27-22, over Brittany Russell, and Rodriguez outdistancing five-pound apprentice Axel Concepcion, 39-29, to finish as leading rider.

Morris Kernan Jr., Yo Berbs Racing, and Jagger's Sing Scat led from start to finish and pulled away late to score her second straight win and give trainer and co-owner Jamie Ness his 4,000th career victory in the July 16 opener…

Hillwood Stable's grade 3-winning millionaire and Mid-Atlantic fan favorite Cordmaker left trainer Rodney Jenkins' Laurel Park barn for the last time July 16, five days after the 8-year-old gelding was retired with an ankle injury.

Following a 30-minute delay, during which the main track was sealed and the rain began, steady lightning persisted and the decision was made to cancel out of safety concerns for Laurel’s horses, horsemen, fans, and employees.

Led by the $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash, an esteemed sprint for 3-year-olds and up, the Maryland Jockey Club is offering 16 stakes worth $1.525 million in purses during Laurel Park's summer meet, which opens Friday.

Veteran trainer Kieron Magee didn't need a victory, but five-pound apprentice Axel Concepcion rode two winners to claim their respective meet titles as Laurel Park closed its spring meet May 7.

Racing at Laurel Park could resume as early as April 29, according to the chairman of the Maryland Racing Commission and the president of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association.

Former Maryland Jockey Club superintendent John Passero will start April 26 to conduct tests on Laurel Park's dirt track and determine if any work is required to make the surface safer for racing and training.

A planned resumption of racing by the Maryland Jockey Club April 27 at Laurel Park was canceled after the card failed to attract sufficient entries April 22.