Sometimes, winning is a thrill. Sometimes it’s a relief. Both reactions were on display this past weekend at Laurel Park.
In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…
Jockey Sheldon Russell won two Virginia-bred stakes at Laurel Park on Sunday, and Arnaud Delacour trained the first three finishers in the Brookmeade.
Three-year-old Altamura won her fourth consecutive race in the Oakley Stakes but was vanned off after taking a bad step in the gallop-out.
Many questions were answered on the Charles Town Oaks undercard, none more emphatically than that provided by Runnin’toluvya.
A six-month break was no problem for McKinzie, who proved best in winning the G1, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby Saturday at Parx Racing.
Switzerland’s victory in the Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash capped a three-stakes win Saturday for jockey Feargal Lynch.
In which we point out a couple of horses we’ll be keeping an eye on at Delaware Park today…
At its monthly meeting Thursday, the Maryland Racing Commission gave unanimous approval to a new OTB in Frederick.
Three-year-old Still Having Fun is expected to tackle his elders in the G2 Kelso Saturday, and trainer Tim Keefe expects another solid effort from him.