The Jeff Runco trainee North Atlantic got the jump on his rival Charitable Annuity and went on to post a one-length win in yesterday’s A Huevo Stakes at Charles Town.
Afleet Willy showed a new dimension in rallying from the rear to win the Richard Small Stakes, while Page McKenney was a puzzling fifth.
For the third straight year, an impressive John Servis-trained runner — this time A DIfferent Style — came to Laurel to take a juvenile stake.
On the day when Ben’s Cat was laid to rest at Laurel Park, his owner-breeder-trainer King Leatherbury found the winner’s circle with another old time Cat.
Saturday’s A Huevo Stakes at Charles Town will reconvene the top trio from the WV Breeders Classic in winner Charitable Annuity, North Atlantic, and Weekend Liberty.
Graded stakes-placed Barry Lee and talented Kowboy Karma are the headliners in Saturday’s James F. Lewis, III Stakes for juveniles at Laurel Park.
Maryland’s love of Ben’s Cat stems from many factors, not the least of which was his perfect timing — race-wise, and career-wise.
Our weekly Laurel Park Racing Notebook includes horses to watch, headlines from the weekend, and hot jocks and trainers.
Saturday’s Safely Kept Stakes at Laurel Park has come up rough, but for talented longshot You Know Too, it actually offers much-needed class relief.
In which we recap six races of Ben’s Cat’s we’ll always remember.
With the Ben’s Cat celebration slated for Saturday, his owner-breeder-trainer King Leatherbury stopped to reflect on the gelding’s tremendous career.
Multiple G3 winner El Areeb, away since a March injury, is entered to make his return in Saturday’s City of Laurel Stakes at Laurel Park.
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