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The weekend’s only mid-Atlantic stakes race came at Charles Town, where 2.30-1 Joyous Music shot to the early lead and didn’t look back en route to claiming a nearly three-length score in the Violet Handicap. Flip the Switch ran second, while longshot Aix En Provence held third. Odds-on favorite Jax and Jill broke sharply but otherwise appeared disinterested; she finished fifth…
In the evening’s other prep for races on Charles Town Classic night, horse-for-course Lucy’s Bob Boy delivered on his 2-5 odds with an eight-length score against allowance foes. The West Virginia-bred son of Flatter grabbed the early lead and was never challenged, covering 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:18 flat…
Laurel Park’s winter stand came to an end — although winter did not, as more snow fell on Maryland on Sunday. Trevor McCarthy secured the riding title, while in the trainer standings, four conditioners — Hugh McMahon, Juan Vazquez, Claudio Gonzalez, and Kieron Magee — finished with 19 wins apiece…
Rider David Cora won twice on Sunday to move his career win total to 2,001. He reached 2,000 when he piloted Raging Smoke to a two-length allowance score on Saturday afternoon at Parx and then moved past that mark when he and Southern Celebrity teamed up to score a mild upset in a state-bred allowance at Penn National that evening…
(Featured image by Laurie Asseo.)
