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The 41st edition of the Jim McKay Maryland Million, presented by Brown Advisory and held at Laurel Park on Saturday, October 24, drew 245 pre-entries, including 2025 winners Barbadian Runner, Had to Have Him, Slewperstitus, Onyx Ten, and Whiskeyinthejaro. Final entries for the Jim McKay Maryland Million, popularly known as “Maryland’s Day at the Races,”…
On Sunday, October 18, from 12 pm to 1 pm, the Maryland Million Draw Party will be held at the Laurel Park Sports Book. The event is free and open to the public. Watch the post-position draw, enjoy entertainment and snacks, and then stay for live racing.
Jimmy’s Famous SeafoodOct. 22 7PM-9PM | Free to the public (Food & beverage available for purchase) Prepare your bankroll for Maryland Million Day with expert analysis at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood. National horse racing broadcaster Louie Rabaut, host of Rabaut & Co. on ESPN Louisville, co-host of BloodHorse Monday, and presenter on the Horse Racing Happy…
Spendthrift Farm’s Provenance, a Grade 2-placed, 3-year-old son of seven-time Leading Sire Into Mischief and the first foal out of two-time champion mare Monomoy Girl, has been retired from racing and will enter stud for 2027 at Country Life Farm in Bel Air, Maryland, for a fee of $2,000. A promising 2-year-old of 2025 for…
The Maryland-Bred Race Fund will be distributing supplemental bonuses to breeders and stallion owners who were paid bonus money last year.Following the Maryland-Bred Race Fund year-end reconciliation, a surplus was identified from the 2025 program year. The additional funds will be awarded to those breeders and stallion owners who were paid bonuses in 2025. “After a recommendation from the…
With nearly two months in the books, here are a few take-aways among this year’s active stallions in Maryland. . . * Cupid ranks as the Mid-Atlantic region’s leading sire by progeny earnings through Feb. 25 with nearly $625,000. And he has the most winners of all Maryland stallions during that span, counting 15. With…
The Maryland Million Ltd. is proud to announce two new Maryland Million Races running March 22, 2026, each offering $10,000 in bonuses for Maryland Million-eligible horses. The two starter races will give Maryland Million-eligible horses preference and Maryland Million-eligible horses will split bonuses for each race as follows: $5,000 to the highest finisher, $2,000 to…
Save the date! The 41st edition of Jim McKay Maryland Million Day will take place Saturday, October 24 at Laurel Park. Jim McKay Maryland Million Day, known as Maryland’s Day at the Races, is the premier Fall event at Laurel Park. The event was modeled on the Breeders’ Cup and showcases Maryland stallions, whose offspring compete in the races with purses and…
Northview Stallion Station announces the retirement of legendary Maryland sire Great Notion, citing his advancing age and the farm’s unwavering commitment to placing his long-term health and well-being first. Set to turn 26 ahead of the 2026 breeding season, Great Notion concludes an extraordinary career that helped redefine the Mid-Atlantic breeding landscape. He will remain…
As regional markets continue to face financial headwinds, Northview Stallion Station understands the challenges breeders encounter when planning for the upcoming season. To help ease that burden, the Maryland farm is offering 50 percent reductions on stud fees for its established sires for the 2026 breeding year – while also welcoming an exciting new addition…
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Yedsit Hazlewood wins four races; Jevian Toledo becomes the winningest Jim McKay Maryland Million jockey
All-sources handle for 12-race program tops $5.7 million
Reigning Maryland-bred Horse of the Year Post Time and 3-year-old Barbadian Runner, the second-richest Maryland-bred earner this year, headline the field of eight in the mile and an eighth $150,000 Milton P. Higgins III Memorial Maryland Million Classic, the 11th of 12 races on the 40th Jim McKay Maryland Million day card on Saturday, Oct….
The reigning Maryland-bred Horse of the Year Post Time and a collection of previous Maryland Million Day winners are among the 244 pre-entries for the 40th Jim McKay Maryland Million Day, which will take place at Laurel Park on Oct. 11. Post Time, pre-entered in the $150,000 Classic and $125,000 Turf, would be making his…
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