Pay Billy won his second consecutive stake – and possibly punched his ticket to the Preakness – with a win in Laurel’s Federico Tesio Saturday.
Complexity Jane, undefeated but ignored by the bettors, posted a front-running score in the Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park.
On a day where closers dominated, jockey Mychel Sanchez put his mounts in the action early — and won two stakes at Laurel Park.
The Maryland Racing Commission signed off on a controversial proposal to blend Maryland-restricted and Virginia-restricted stakes Wednesday.
Maryland budget negotiators on Friday unexpectedly decided to sunset the state’s Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority.
Colonial Downs will host an August day of racing in which the races are automatic qualifying races for November’s Claiming Crown.
A $7500 claim a couple months ago, Dixie Groove logged the biggest win of her career in Saturday’s Laurel Park allowance feature.
Laurel Park will not take entries for turf races next weekend as originally scheduled because of wet, cold weather, track officials said.
A pair of Maryland-based sophs, Omaha Omaha and Studlydoright, saw their Triple Crown paths converge two weeks ago before splitting again.
Rominski, making his second start after an eight-month break, posted his sixth straight win in a tough battle with hard-hitting Spikezone.