With a bigger purse and longer distance, Laurel’s Selima Stakes may be poised to become more prominent, and trainer Phil Schoenthal’s one who welcomes it.
Glorious Empire, a Grade 1 winner in 2018, will make his first start of ’19 in Saturday’s G3 BWI Turf Cup at Laurel Park.
New York Central, winner of the Maryland Sprint Handicap in the spring, looks to recapture his best form in Saturday’s De Francis Dash.
Graded stakes top the news, including two Grade 1s and more, in the Week in social media.
Grade 2 winner Runnin’toluvya is a solid favorite in Saturday’s Gall Memorial Stakes on the Charles Town Oaks undercard.
Trainer T. J. Aguirre, 24, will send out longshot Benny Havens in Saturday’s $200,000 Laurel Futurity — the first stakes starter of his career.
Young trainer Elizabeth Eckert has saddled one horse to date — and English Tudor won and set a track record — in a budding career driven by her love of horses.
Delaware Park jockeys on Tuesday visited hospitalized children as part of the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month initiative.
Locally-based Parisian Diva will try to duplicate Late Night Pow Wow’ 2018 win in the G3 Charles Town Oaks in trainer Stacey Viands’ first graded try.
Fashion Faux Pas is one of 10 sophomore fillies who’ll be vying for their first graded victory in the G3 Charles Town Oaks Saturday.
With the Delaware Park meet underway, our correspondent returns with horses to watch, bet-backs, tips and more.
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
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