Jockey
Jose E Vargas
4 mounts today at Laurel Park
Today's mounts
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | LRL R1 | #9 Pinky Swear | 20-1 | 3% | W Robert Bailes |
| 2:47 PM | LRL R6 | #7 Forty Seven Smoker | 12-1 | 5% | Mark Shuman |
| 3:21 PM | LRL R7 | #8 Time To Groove | 4-1 | 13% | Cathal Lynch |
| 3:50 PM | LRL R8 | #7 Tiz My Standards | 30-1 | 2% | Gary L Williams Jr |
Model win chance is the card model on each race page; the morning-line favourite wins more often than our top-ranked horse.
This meet
Laurel Park
| Surface | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt | 5 | 21 | 24% small sample |
| Turf | 3 | 26 | 12% small sample |
| All surfaces | 8 | 47 | 17% |
Starts at the same track in the 45 days before today, the window the race pages call “this meet.” Under 8 starts we show the count only; under 30, rates move a lot and are tagged.
Last 12 months by race type
| Race type | Won | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graded stakes | 1 | 5 | too few to rate | |
| Other stakes | 3 | 43 | 7% | 37% |
| Allowance / optional claiming | 65 | 406 | 16% | 52% |
| Maiden special weight | 24 | 147 | 16% | 47% |
| Claiming $25,000+ | 9 | 51 | 18% | 53% |
| Claiming under $25,000 | 102 | 540 | 19% | 55% |
| Maiden claiming | 35 | 227 | 15% | 52% |
| All | 239 | 1419 | 17% | 52% |
Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. Name matched on surname and first initial, so two people who share both can be merged.
At today's trip
| Trip | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turf | 18 | 153 | 12% |
| Sprints | 35 | 183 | 19% |
The rider's record at the trip type of today's races, as printed with today's past performances.
With today's trainers
| Trainer | Today | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Robert Bailes | Pinky Swear | 4 | 18 | 22% small sample |
| Mark Shuman | Forty Seven Smoker | 0 | 4 | too few to rate |
| Cathal Lynch | Time To Groove | 1 | 4 | too few to rate |
| Gary L Williams Jr | Tiz My Standards | 0 | 2 | too few to rate |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 29, 2026.
Recent rides
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29 | LRL R5 | Hyteck Prince | 6th of 9 | 15-1 | James Lawrence Ii |
| 10/29 | DED R4 | Jailhouse Religion | Won of 8 | 12-1 | Andy Rogers |
| 10/29 | DED R2 | Play Mo | 6th of 9 | 6-1 | Juan Larrosa |
| 10/29 | LRL R2 | Mr. Handsome | 4th of 6 | 8-1 | James Lawrence Ii |
| 10/28 | DED R8 | Louisiana Native | 2nd of 9 | 12-1 | Danny Besancon |
| 10/28 | PRX R8 | Wish Carefully | 4th of 7 | 7-2 | Ernesto Padilla-Preciad |
| 10/28 | DED R7 | Charbon | 10th of 10 | 12-1 | Chasey Pomier |
| 10/27 | PRX R8 | Late Night Text | 3rd of 5 | 3-1 | Rob Atras |
| 10/27 | PRX R5 | Elusive Target | 3rd of 6 | 6-1 | Scott Lake |
| 10/26 | PRX R2 | Shetalkstomuch | 2nd of 6 | 8-5 | Ernesto Padilla-Preciad |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. M/L is the morning line.