Good News in Maryland as Handle Record Set

Preakness preview day sets handle record at Laurel Park

Under new management, the Maryland Jockey Club set a handle record of $5,536,944 on Saturday’s Preakness preview-day program at Laurel Park. The 12-race card featured five stakes and a hybrid, onsite and online handicapping contest.Click here for Laurel Park entries and results. Pay Billy won the $150,000 Federico Tesio, giving him a guaranteed spot in the starting gate for $2 million Preakness at Pimlico on May 17. Complexity Jane finished firs…

Good News in Maryland as Handle Record Set

With a handle of $5,536,944 wagered on the 12-race “Preakness Preview Day” program at Laurel Park, the new Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) set a handle record Saturday, according to a release from the organization. Two “Win Today, See You in May events” were contested Saturday, as well as the first stakes races on turf in the state of Maryland for the year. The $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes offered a fees-paid guaranteed spot in the starting gate fo…