Wagering handle on Saturday’s Fritchie card at Laurel Park was over $4.9 million – nearly 70 percent above the same day last year.
Imperial Hint posted a dominant win in today’s Grade 3 General George Stakes at Laurel Park – the first graded win for his trainer.
For the second straight time, High Ridge Road ran down By the Moon late, this time to win the G2 Barbara Fritchie Stakes at Laurel Park.
Runners trained by Kiaran McLaughlin ran one-two in last year’s Barbara Fritchie, and he returns with another pair for Saturday.
Grade 3 winner Heaven’s Runway will gun for a third straight win against a salty field in Saturday’s G3 General George at Laurel Park.
Laurel Park-based sophomore El Areeb’s trainer Cal Lynch has added the Florida Derby to his list of races under consideration.
Trainer Mary Eppler’s Page McKenney won the ’16 General George (at 7 furlongs) and the ’15 Campbell (9f). Saturday he’ll run in one or the other – but which?
Three-year-old McCraken took the Grade 3 Sam Davis Stakes Saturday at Tampa and moved to the top of the latest NTRA Top 3-year-old poll.
Undefeated Crabcakes, pointed to Saturday’s Wide Country at Laurel Park, is putting a spring in the step of her 78-year-old owner, Binnie Houghton.
Johnny Hop, a $350,000 auction purchase, scored narrowly at first asking today at Laurel Park.