While racetracks north and south of Laurel are canceling their Saturday cards, De Francis day at Laurel Park is slated to go forward, plus news and notes.
Trainer Jason Servis, indicted as part of a wide-ranging scheme to dope horses, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Trainer Jamie Ness, who lost his first 32 starts, has made up for lost time ever since and on Sunday at Laurel Park won his 4,000th race.
Winless in five previous turf tries, Thirty Thou Kelvin picked a good spot for her breakthrough win: Saturday’s Christiana Stakes at Delaware Park.
A “disaster” of a week for jockey John Hiraldo saw him suspended after a false drug positive, raising questions of fairness and justice.
In a race reminiscent of the great Blind Luck-Havre de Grace showdown, Idiomatic took a Delaware Handicap thriller over Classy Edition.
Today’s Delaware Park card features three stakes, topped by the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap, and those races pose (and will answer) some questions.
Several graded stakes winners are among the runners expected to compete in Saturday’s Battery Park Stakes at Delaware Park.
Trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension from racing at Churchill Downs and other properties owned by that company has been extended through 2024.
Jockey Sheldon Russell enjoyed a productive Laurel Park Saturday, winning all three stakes for three different trainers.
