Colonel Sharp, a $36,000 auction purchase last December — “too much,” said trainer Hugh McMahon at the time — was up to win the Maryland Coalition Stakes at Timonium.
In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…
Saturday’s Maryland Coalition Stakes at Timonium has attracted a hard-hitting field with over 270 starts and nearly $2.5 million in the bank.
Jockey Larry Reynolds won over 3,000 races; his son Austin, looking to make his own way in the game, saddled the feature race winner for Cal Lynch’s barn.
Timonium — racing’s once-a-year Brigadoon — is a place where picking winners is simply a matter of knowing which horses won’t be freaked out by the Ferris wheel.
In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…
Longshot Well Graced took the Strike Your Colors at Delaware Park narrowly in a four-horse photo giving trainer Erin McClellan her first stakes victory.
An usher at Maryland racetracks for decades, Fred Tallarico passed away yesterday at 94 — closing the era of regular racetrack ushers in Maryland.
Wednesday’s Strike Your Colors Stakes for juveniles at Delaware Park has attracted a wide-open field of eight, with Factor It In the morning line favorite.
In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…
