Three runners in Saturday’s What a Summer Stakes at Laurel have their eyes on bigger game down the road: the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie next month.
Golden Years and Lady Sabelia impressed in winning Saturday stakes at Laurel Park. And now the connections of both horses have their eyes on bigger prizes.
Saturday’s Willa on the Move Stakes for distaff sprinters might be the deepest and most intriguing event on a solid, four-stake Laurel Park card.
King Henry — a $13,000 claim less than two year ago for trainer Tim Kreiser — will carry local hopes in tomorrow’s Fabulous Strike at Penn National.
A year ago, Immortal Eyes upset the De Francis Dash for trainer Damon Dilodovico. He’s hoping to replicate that with Laurel-loving Smash and Grab.
International Star is a New York-bred, but in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, he’ll carry the hopes of Marylanders Katy Voss and Bob Manfuso, who bred him.
Golden Years arrived at Saturday’s Maryland Million with some buzz, while My Magician flew under the radar. By day’s end, both juveniles were stake winners.
Favorites usually rule on West Virginia Breeders Classics night. But Saturday saw one surprise after another, as longshots enjoyed a solid day.
Dale Capuano will send out two, including Ladies champ Monster Sleeping, to try to break a tie with King Leatherbury atop Maryland Million trainer standings.
With a barn of claimers, Kieron Magee is having his best year yet, with two meet training titles. All it takes is a little — well, a lot of — flexibility.