Two-time stakes winner Shimmering Aspen will try graded company for the second time September 23 in the G3 Charles Town Oaks.
Unrideabull, well beaten last fall in his first try around two turns, carried his speed this time to win the Robert Leavitt Stakes at Charles Town.
“They do all the hard work and we just… look to get around there without getting hurt,” jock Forest Boyce said of trainers after a Maryland Pride day stakes win.
Eight-year-old Help a Brother and newcomer Prince of the Road may give patient trainer Lewis Craig, Jr. two WV Breeders Classics starters this October.
David Walters trainee Fear the Turtle is very good — sometimes. He’s won three times in blowout fashion — and missed the top three altogether in his other three starts.
Veteran Primary Account, now eight, has found the fountain of youth since trainer Tim Collins gave him a year-long vacation.
Just Howard outfought Bonus Points to win today’s Caveat Stakes at Laurel Park. one of two Maryland-bred stakes on the card.
William R. Lewis, Jr. won over 2,600 races as a jockey — but just 7 so far as a trainer. He’s hoping promising 2-year-old True Heir can get his second career rolling.
It took Lion of Mine 47 tries to break his maiden, which he did Thursday at Charles Town. Next up: a retirement to the farm.
For decades the Stehr family has been a fixture at Charles Town and, says trainer Joe Stehr, gets along — “most of the time.”