Saturday’s Pearl Necklace and Caveat stakes feature promising filly Riley’s Choice in her first start of ’17 and graded-placed Bonus Points.
Laurel Park’s Stormy Blues Stakes Saturday has attracted a talented field, with multiple stakes winner Morticia perhaps the most accomplished of all.
Florida-based Jacks or Better Farm has 25 horses stabled at Laurel Park this summer, and so far, so good.
Christophe Clement trainee Frostmourne, who won the G2 Penn Mile last out, is favored in Saturday’s G3 Kent at Delaware Park.
Two-time Eclipse champion Songbird will attempt to give owner Rick Porter his first win in his state’s biggest race, the G1 Delaware Handicap.
Virginia’s new certified program will reward horsemen who board horses at Virginia farms or training centers for six consecutive months before they turn three.
Several prior stakes winners are among the 25 runners nominated to the July 15 Stormy Blues Stakes at Laurel Park.
Among the highlights for the fall stakes schedule at Laurel Park are the October 21 Maryland Million and the G3 De Francis Dash, shifted to mid-September.
Jockey Julian Pimentel was injured in a training accident and might miss up to 12 weeks, his agent said.
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer will saddle morning line favorite It TIz Well in Saturday’s Delaware Oaks, where she’ll face Black-Eyed Susan winner Actress.