Saturday Flirt Figures Prominently in $100,000 The Very One LAUREL, MD – Live Oak Plantation’s Ultimate Love looms as the horse to beat when the filly makes her long-awaited 3-year-old debut in Friday’s $125,000 Hilltop at Laurel Park.

First Time Since 1908, 17th Overall, Middle Jewel Isn’t at Pimlico LAUREL, MD – When Laurel Park plays host to the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16, it will mark the 17th time – and first in well over a century – that the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown has been held away from the city of Baltimore and Pimlico Race Course.

LAUREL, MD - Robert Zoellner’s 3-year-old colt Crupper can become the first Triple Crown race winner for one of the Midwest’s most respected horse-racing families in Saturday’s 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park.

Seventh Straight Start at Different Track for Team Valor Filly LAUREL, MD – Queen Azteca is hitting the road. Again. That’s nothing new for the 4-year-old filly, who is trained by Rodolphe Brisset and owned by Team Valor International.

To Be Honored Thursday, May 14 at Alibi Breakfast LAUREL, MD –Dr. Dionne Benson and Cricket Goodall will each be honored with the Special Award of Merit Thursday, May 14 at the Alibi Breakfast at Laurel Park.

Millionaire Making Title Defense in 125th Edition of Historic Turf Stakes LAUREL, MD – A repeat victory by Fort Washington in the $250,000 Dinner Party (G3) Saturday at Laurel Park would mean another nice payday for Magic Cap Stables and a spot in racing history for the 7-year-old horse trained by Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey.

Maryland Trainer Taking Two Shots in 1 1/16-Mile Grass Stakes LAUREL, MD – Laurel Park may be unknown territory for those accustomed to historic Pimlico Race Course as the traditional host track of the Preakness Stakes (G1) and its stakes-filled weekend program.

Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Draws First Largest Field Since 2011 LAUREL, MD – St. Elias Stable, William H. Lawrence and Glassman Racing’s Iron Honor was designated as the 9-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park, where the son of Nyquist drew Post 9 during Monday’s post-position draw.

SATURDAY, MAY 16 @ LAUREL PARK $2,000,000 Trainer Brittany Russell (Taj Mahal, Post 1, 5-1): “It wasn’t what I was hoping for, but it is what it is. He’s a good gate horse and we’ll just have to play it as it unfolds.” “You know it’s funny. I said to myself the only spot I was hoping not to be was the rail. It’s OK. It’s all good. When I saw that [5-1 odds] I thought, ‘Cool, he’s getting some respect.’ That’s nice to see.”