Pimlico’s opening day Thursday will coincide with the return from injury of jockey Victor Carrasco, who missed about five weeks with a fractured scapula.
Laurel Park’s winter meet began and ended with upset winners in maiden races. In between, trainer Linda Rice dominated, winning at a 53 percent clip.
Always Dreaming romped to a win in today’s Kentucky Derby, while mid-Atlantic hopefuls Irish War Cry and Fast and Accurate were 10th and 17th, respectively.
Full updated Kentucky Derby odds as of 7:30 Saturday morning show Irish War Cry as the second choice, Always Dreaming as the favorite.
Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Finest City is favored in Friday’s La Troienne at Churchill Downs and is one of just two Midlantic-breds in Churchill stakes that day.
Kentucky Derby odds and post positions were announced this morning, with Irish War Cry the 6-1 fourth choice and Classic Empire favored at 4-1.
Wonder How took Maryland’s second baby race of the year this afternoon for owner Kenny Taylor and trainer John Salzman, Sr. – the team behind Xtra Heat.
Seven-year-old Page McKenney moved past $1.5 million in earnings with a win in today’s Lyman Stakes at Parx Racing.
Contrarity scored a 15-1 in Saturday’s Laurel Park opener, the first two-year-old race of 2017 in Maryland.
A spate of naproxen positives involving shippers to Charles Town has regional horsemen suspecting contamination even as the Racing Commission investigates