A bookend pair of $20,000 maiden claiming races, a crowded $10,000 route race and a starter allowance that features four six-figure earners totaling more than $1 million, make up the Laurel Park Late Pick 4 when the Fall Meet resumes Friday, Dec. 15. Solve the 50-cent wager and you could go home with a nice Christmas stocking stuffer.

LRL 6th race (2:48 P.M. EST) -- SUSAN’S MULE had a rough debut journey for a $45,000 tag and gets a lively pace to rally into if she avoids a wide trip from post 11. DETERMINED BLUE battled inside the winner, was on even terms between calls in the stretch and just missed on the class drop. She steps up a level off the claim. NO WALK IN THE PARK dueled and ‘dug in’ at 7F but settled for second behind a late-running Parx shipper. PASS THE CASH debuted in a MSW turf sprint at Monmouth before a recent series of fast works on Charles Town’s main track, presumably with blinkers on.

LRL 7th race (3:16 P.M. EST) -- ALOTTACENTS rallied 4-wide on the turn and won through disqualification when drifting favorite FUN LOVIN CRIMINAL bothered him inside the sixteenth pole. He seeks his third consecutive win in a field of mostly nw/3 types. CAVALRY COMMAND set all the pace against the top pair before he, too, drifted in the lane. He can make good use of his speed once again but has to carry it farther. The race time a full second faster than SPONSORED’S near miss in the split division.

LRL 8th race (3:43 P.M. EST) -- WINNERS’ LAUGH ran away from two next-out winners when he won at 6F on the Aqueduct main track in March. More recently on turf, he was out-kicked by two next-out winners and a runner-up – all with 80-plus Beyers. NOTTOWAY won 4 of his last 6 starts – all as the favorite – now sheds 5 pounds with apprentice Martina Rojas aboard for the first time. HE HATE ME, still going strong at age 8, packs late wallop and should make a run at surpassing $500,000 in earnings.

LRL 9th race (4:12 P.M. EST) -- Trainer Lacey Gaudet sends out two live runners, uncoupled in the wagering. GUN RUNNIN’ GAL held off the 1-to-5 favorite at Parx to finish second but gave chase and couldn’t pass the 12-1 upsetter. She could have stablemate GRACEFUL UNION to catch today as she tries to carry her speed on the class drop and stretch out in distance off a :47.4 work over the track. MUCHO MACHO MYRTLE could awaken for a hot barn after she was outrun sprinting in MSW company.

Suggested 50-Cent Ticket
LRL 6th Race: 2, 3, 4, 11
LRL 7th Race: 3, 5, 7
LRL 8th Race: 1, 3, 6
LRL 9th Race: 2, 3, 4
Cost for 50-cent ticket: $54