5/16/26 5 WO Ruling Angel $100.00 (up to $15.00 for ON-bred) 3yoF 7f Dirt 122lbs +penalties It’s a big weekend of racing and we head north of the border for a group of… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
The Lang Stakes Will Be Fast and Furious
LRL — 6f Dirt — 3yo — $150.00 Purse Race Date: 16 May 2026 The Lang Stakes brings together a compact but highly competitive group of three‑year‑olds, several of whom arrive with sharp recent form and eye‑catching works. With multiple… Read More ›
The Serena’s Song Stakes Looks to Fine Tune a Win
Monmouth Park — Race 6 — 1m70y Dirt — May 16, 2026 Fillies & Mares, 3yo+ — Purse $100.00 The Serena’s Song Stakes brings together a diverse field of improving 3‑year‑olds, seasoned older mares, and several runners with graded‑stakes credentials…. Read More ›
Contention Runs Deep in Small MD Sprint Stakes Field
The MD Sprint Stakes Grade 3 6f Dirt Purse $150.00 For Three Year Olds And Upward Laurel Park, Laurel MD With only a six-pack slated to go to post in The MD Sprint Stakes you would think that finding the… Read More ›
Handicapping Angles Abound in The Gallorette Stakes
The Gallorette Stakes 1 1/16 Turf Grade 3 Purse $150.00 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Laurel Park, Laurel MD Another small contentious field to take a look at on the big Laurel Park weekend. Let’s start… Read More ›
The McKay Turf Sprint a Fitting Tribute on Preakness Undercard
The McKay Turf Sprint $125.00 For Three Year Olds And Upward 5 1/2 Furlongs – Turf Laurel Park – May 16, 2026 Jim McKay. Legend. Anyone who was lucky enough to watch racing in the golden era (to me) knows… Read More ›
Six Others Out to Get My Pretty in The Skipat Stakes at Laurel Park
The Skipat Stakes $125.00 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward 6 Furlongs – Dirt Laurel Park – May 16,2026 Saturday will mark the twelfth running of the HRP Skipat Stakes. Like all the stakes races on the… Read More ›
The Dinner Party Stakes Draws a Field of Six
This Saturday, all eyes will be on LRL as the track hosts the normal slate of races from PIM over PRK weekend. As a part of that undercard, we will have the 22nd running of The Dinner Party Stakes, which is a nine furlong event on the turf course.
For the First Time in its History, the 23rd Renewal of The Prk Runs at Laurel Park — Gogh Wild Eyes Headlines
The PRK, Grade I, will make unprecedented history on Saturday, May 16, 2026, as HRP’s second jewel of the Triple Crown shifts temporarily to Laurel Park while Pimlico undergoes redevelopment. The 1 3/16-mile dirt classic for 3-year-olds carries a purse… Read More ›
A Big Friday at LRL and The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Is a Big Test
5/15/26 3 LRL The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (GII) $300.00 3yoF 11/8m Dirt 122lbs I’ve spent a LOT of time in this dump… too much. But, some great memories like St. Chrisbee winning his… Read More ›