Simmering frustration over the condition of the Laurel Park dirt track boiled over at Thursday’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting.
King Fury likely will end up on the wrong side of the Kentucky Derby points cutoff; if so, it’ll be on to the Preakness, said trainer Ken McPeek.
We’ve got Charles Town picks today as the track presents its Friday card!
A full field is expected to face the starter Saturday in the Original Gold Stakes at Charles Town, and one of ’em will earn her first stakes win.
Maryland-bred Hello Hot Rod — training in Kentucky for Arizona-based owner George Sharp — will return home for a hoped-for Tesio-Preakness double.
Hemp galloped in a Laurel Park allowance Saturday, giving trainer Anthony Farrior his first Maryland win since EHV-1 put his barn in quarantine.
The final Triple Crown prep races took place this past weekend, with upset in both the Arkansas Derby and the Lexington.
A clean trip, despite the muddy track, made all the difference as 3-year-old Malibu Beauty won Saturday at Laurel, with bigger races perhaps in the offing.
We’ve got Charles Town picks today as the track presents its Friday card!
With Maryland facilities slated to emerge from quarantine by April 18, Laurel Park will not run April 15 or 16 but will add April 19 to its racing calendar.