Sharing – who won Laurel’s Selima Stakes – and Four Wheel Drive, winner of the Rosie’s Stakes at Colonial Downs, turned in banner Breeders’ Cup Friday wins.
Arrifana faced her toughest foes and first race around two turns and passed the tests, remaining undefeated with her fourth straight win.
The share of mares bred to Midlantic stallions is slightly higher than it was a year ago, with two Pennsylvania newcomers leading the way.
A week after winning the WV Breeders’ Classics Cavada, Anna’s Bandit doubled up in the Maryland Million Distaff.
Defending champ Saratoga Bob and five other 2018 Maryland Million Classic runners return to contest this year’s Classic, with show horse Clubman favored.
With two key retirements, the Maryland Million Turf is a wide-open affair with room for runners like No Bull Addiction and Love You Much to hope.
With a win in Saturday’s Maryland Million DIstaff, Anna’s Bandit would complete a rare WV Breeders’ Classics-Maryland Million double.
Anna’s Bandit and Parisian Diva, who won different WVBC races Saturday, may be on a Maryland Million collision course.
Maryland’s Thoroughbred industry insiders appear to be lining up behind the new plan to keep the Preakness at Pimlico and reinvent Laurel Park.
Empty Tomb, a $190,000 Speightstown colt, took and allowance Sunday at Laurel for his second win in three career starts.