Laurel Park's Fall Stakes Schedule Set

The Maryland Jockey Club July 12 announced a $3.25 million fall stakes schedule featuring 32 stakes—four graded—and five Super Saturdays with four or more stakes.

Highlights of the fall program at renovated Laurel Park, which will offer five additional stakes and $150,000 more in purses than 2015, include:

—Commonwealth Day Sept. 24 featuring three graded stakes—the $200,000 Commonwealth Derby (gr. IIT), $200,000 Commonwealth Turf Cup (gr. IIT) and $150,000 Commonwealth Oaks (gr. IIIT). Commonwealth Day will feature a total of eight turf stakes with total purses of $850,000.

—Fall Festival Day Nov. 19 featuring the $250,000 Frank De Francis Memorial Dash (gr. III) and six other stakes with the day's total purses $825,000.

—Laurel Turf Festival Sept. 10 featuring three listed stakes: the $150,000 Lady Baltimore, $100,000 Laurel Dash, and $100,000 Laurel Turf Cup, as well as the $75,000 Laurel Futurity and $75,000 Selima.

—The $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity and Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship will be two of three stakes for Maryland-bred/Maryland-sired horses Dec. 10

—Five stakes totaling $475,000, including the Dave's Friend, Thirty Eight Go Go, and The Marylander, will be run Dec. 31.

The Jim McKay Maryland Million will be held Oct. 22.

"We're looking forward to the fall racing season at Laurel and we're anticipating some great racing," MJC president and general manager Sal Sinatra said in a release. "The fall season has always attracted full fields and top horses and horsemen from across the country. We're extremely grateful to the horsemen and fans who continue to support our program.

"We believe our fall program will include full, competitive fields, great racing on our main track and turf course, and our Super Saturday programs and Jim McKay Maryland Million will bring out the best of Maryland racing as we continue to renovate and refurbish Laurel Park."

For the full fall stakes schedule, click here.