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Sponsored by: Hibiscus Punch and jockey Horacio Karamanos posted a 41-1 upset of the Barbara Fritchie By early Sunday morning the voice mailbox on Justin Nixon's cell phone was full, and for good reason. Late the previous afternoon, the Laurel Park-based trainer registered the first graded-stakes victory of his career in dramatic fashion with Hibiscus Punch in the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3). Hibiscus Punch rallied to upset Hello Beautiful and Dontletsweetfoolya, both multiple stakes winners coming in on lengthy win streaks, at odds of 41-1. It was also the first graded ...

Sponsored by: Hello Beautiful and Sheldon Russell win the Safely Kept by 11 1/4 lengths With two program favorites for Laurel Park's rescheduled Winter Sprintfest program and another horse listed as second choice on the morning line, trainer Brittany Russell took her stakes trio on a mini road trip to keep them sharp for the big day. Winter Sprintfest, featuring six stakes, two graded, worth $900,000 in purses, was postponed to Feb. 20 due to a winter storm that hit Laurel leading up to the original Feb. 13 date. The weather also caused training over the main track to be suspended o...

Russell Seeking First Graded Win With Hello Beautiful Sponsored by: Hello Beautiful and Sheldon Russell win the Safely Kept by 11 1/4 lengths With few remaining gaps on Hello Beautiful's resume, trainer Brittany Russell will seek to achieve a significant milestone for both herself and her stable star when they go up against seven rivals in Saturday's $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) at Laurel Park.   th running of the Fritchie for fillies and mares 4 and older and the 45 th edition of the $250,000 General's Stake (G3), formerly the General George, for 4-year-olds and up hi...

Hello Beautiful, Dontletsweetfoolya Prep For Barbara Fritchie Matchup Sponsored by: Hello Beautiful with jockey Sheldon Russell and trainer Brittany Russell (far left) Multiple stakes winners Hello Beautiful and Dontletsweetfoolya set the stage for their first head-to-head matchup in the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) Feb. 13 with sharp half-mile works over Laurel Park's main track Saturday. The 69th running of the Fritchie for fillies and mares 4 and older and the 45th renewal of the $250,000 General's Stake (G3) for 4-year-olds and up, formerly the General George, highlig...

Hello Beautiful, Wendell Fong Score Winter Carnival Victories At Laurel Sponsored by: Wendell Fong is up in time in the $100,000 Fire Plug to give Natalia Lynch her first training victory Madaket Stables, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stables and Magic City Stables' Hello Beautiful picked up where she left off in 2020 while punching her ticket for a return to graded-stakes competition with a front-running victory in Saturday's $100,000 What a Summer at Laurel Park in Maryland. The 35th running of the What a Summer for fillies and mares 4 and older and the 25th edition of t...