Saturday, May 16, 2026 Laurel, Maryland, USA Laurel Park Racetrack Al Gold Chad Summers Paco Lopez Media Conference

Laurel Park Hosts Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown for 1st Time LAUREL, MD -- Gold Square LLC’s Napoleon Solo, a Grade 1 winner at 2 who had come up short in his two races this year, went the distance in Saturday’s 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) on an historic day at Laurel Park.

Winning Trainer Chad Summers (Napoleon Solo): “I felt like I maybe did a disservice to him all year long. You know, fifth place, fifth place. Everyone said he wasn't as good as he was in the Champagne. This was a win here. People will say it wasn't against the best of the best. We'll find out the rest of the year.

4YO Avenges Narrow Loss to Runner-Up Outlaw Kid in 5F Dash LAUREL, MD – Twin Creeks Racing Stables and CMNWLTH’s Chasing Liberty, narrowly beaten in his season opener last month, avenged that loss in dramatic fashion with a hard-fought nose decision over Outlaw Kid in Saturday’s $125,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint presented by Bulleit Bourbon at Laurel Park.

Second Stakes Win on Preakness Card for Trainer Motion LAUREL, MD – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Warming, back on turf for the first time since last fall, came with a spirited late run to surge past Austere inside the eighth pole and hold off Child of the Moon by a length to win Saturday’s $150,000 Gallorette presented by Old Bay at Laurel Park.

Becomes Just Second Horse in Race History to Win Two Straight LAUREL, MD – Magic Cap Stables’ millionaire 7-year-old Fort Washington emerged from between horses in mid-stretch and outran A Bourbon for Toby to the wire for a three-quarter-length victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Dinner Party (G3) presented by the TAA at Laurel Park.

G2-Placed 3YO Edges Thebabeslayer for First Stakes Win LAUREL, MD – Calumet Farm’s Grade 2-placed homebred Turf Star closed stoutly through the stretch under a perfectly timed ride by Jorge Ruiz to catch My Favorite Bird approaching the wire and get up by a half-length in Saturday’s $100,000 James W. Murphy presented by Prevagen at Laurel Park.

Seventh Career Win in Sprint for Hall of Famer Asmussen LAUREL, MD – Leland Ackerley Racing, James Sherwood, Jode Shupe and John Cilia’s Obliteration, in his first start since finishing second in the Saudi Derby (G1) Feb. 14, rolled past front-running Shane’s Wonder at the eighth pole and went on to a 3 ½-length victory in Saturday’s $150,000 Chick Lang presented by Kaiser Permanente at Laurel Park.

4YO Gelding Gets Up in Final Jump for First Stakes Victory LAUREL, MD – Awestrike Racing, Berry Family Racing, Legion Racing, GLAM Racing and Clarke Ohrstrom’s Bring the Smoke came with a steady run down the center of the track and got up in the final jump to win Saturday’s $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3) presented by Visit Baltimore at Laurel Park.