Laurel Park held a mid-card ceremony Feb. 18 for deceased rider Avery Whisman, and for riders and trainers, it kindled complex feelings.
Nine-year-old Eastern Bay proved he’s as good as ever, surpassing a million in earnings with his first graded win in Saturday’s G3 General George at Laurel.
Swayin to and Fro earned her first graded win — and the first for her rider and trainer — in Saturday’s Grade 3 Barbara Fritchie at Laurel Park.
Brief updates on the day’s stakes from Laurel Park…
In a new BackTracks: blue-collar millionaire Little Bold John was ornery, determined, and counted the General George among his 25 stakes wins.
Little Roo Roo flashed talent in the morning but showed little in her first two starts. With two straight wins, she looks to be putting it all together.
Trainer Norman Lynn Cash has burst on the scene with a racing operation that violates all the norms – and has seven horses in Laurel Park stakes Saturday.
1/ST Racing and the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund will spearhead a national moment of silence Saturday, Feb. 18 in memory of late jockey Avery Whisman.
New Maryland governor Wes Moore has been called a “man in a hurry,” which could be what the over-budget, behind-schedule Pimlico-Laurel rebuild needs.
Pass the Champagne, narrowly second to champion Malathaat in the 2021 G1 Ashland, headlines Saturday’s Grade 3 Barbara Fritchie at Laurel Park.
Trainer Carlos Mancilla will seek his first graded stakes victory Saturday when he sends out Factor It In in the G3 General George.
Hoosier Philly, the only filly among the individual betting interests, is third in the latest Kentucky Derby future wagering behind “all others” and Forte.
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