Undefeated Chub Wagon ran her record to five-for-five with a dominant win in this afternoon’s Unique Bella Stakes at Parx Racing.
Brooklyn Strong was pointed to the Preakness, but a bevy of defections have opened the Derby door to him.
Favored The Reds couldn’t quite get past Excellorator in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes but was put up via DQ after the latter impeded him.
Miss Leslie rallied from last to forge an upset in the Weber City Miss Stakes and secure a spot in next month’s G2 Black-Eyed Susan.
Simmering frustration over the condition of the Laurel Park dirt track boiled over at Thursday’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting.
King Fury likely will end up on the wrong side of the Kentucky Derby points cutoff; if so, it’ll be on to the Preakness, said trainer Ken McPeek.
We’ve got Charles Town picks today as the track presents its Friday card!
A full field is expected to face the starter Saturday in the Original Gold Stakes at Charles Town, and one of ’em will earn her first stakes win.
Maryland-bred Hello Hot Rod — training in Kentucky for Arizona-based owner George Sharp — will return home for a hoped-for Tesio-Preakness double.
Hemp galloped in a Laurel Park allowance Saturday, giving trainer Anthony Farrior his first Maryland win since EHV-1 put his barn in quarantine.