Trainer Phil Capuano will send out his first four Maryland Million runners Saturday, including one who was his uncle Dale’s final of 15 Million winners.
Trainer John Robb, with nine Maryland Million winners to his credit, will send out eight, topped by Distaff favorite Fille d’Esprit on Saturday.
Old Bay, second in all four of her career starts for trainer Mark Shuman, will try to change things up in Saturday’s Maryland Million Lassie.
Trainer Tim Keefe is hoping to rediscover the relaxed version of Coconut Cake in Saturday’s Maryland Million Ladies.
Grade 2 winner Double Crown is favored in Saturday’s Maryland Million Classic, and owner Lynn Cash thinks racing without Lasix might give him a leg up.
Maryland’s horsemen and breeders outlined to the Racetrack Operating Authority a vision of the future that may not include the current track operator.
Maryland-breds accounted for about half the total sales volume at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale, plus how other states fared and more.
A trio of Maryland-breds, including a Nyquist colt, topped the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale which saw declines amid uncertainty.
More than 40 percent of the hips at the October 2-3 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling sale are Maryland-breds, and Maryland sires are also prominent.
Interstatedaydream’s career is just about over. Air Recruit’s is only beginning. And both of them logged stakes wins Saturday at Laurel Park.