Laurel Park

Laurel Park, formerly Laurel Race Course, is a thoroughbred racetrack in the eastern United States, located just outside Laurel, Maryland. Opened in 1911 and midway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the track is nine furlongs (1.125 miles (1.81 km)) in circumference; its name was "Laurel Race Course" for several decades until returning to the "Laurel Park" designation in 1994.

In April 2024, the Maryland General Assembly approved a bill to consolidate thoroughbred racing in Maryland to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Laurel Park hosted the 2026 Preakness Stakes; it is to close for live racing once renovations at Pimlico are finished and be converted into a year-round training facility.

Opened

1911

Notable races

Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes · Barbara Fritchie Stakes (gr.3) · Baltimore Washington International Turf Cup (gr.3) · General George Stakes (gr.3) · Maryland Million Classic

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