King Leatherbury’s Ben’s Cat won his unprecedented third crown as Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association has announced.
Saturday’s Barbara Fritchie Handicap and Campbell Handicap at Laurel Park were thrilling races with exciting finishes. Our photographers were there.
Second as the favorite a year ago, My Wandy’s Girl turned the tables and wore down La Verdad to win the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap.
The bettors loved Managed Account, but Behemoth loves Laurel, and he overhauled the favorite in the last jumps to win today’s John B. Campbell Handicap.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
Today in Racing History, Xtra Heat closed out her brilliant career with a win in the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie, zipping through a dense fog to victory.
This week’s On Tap features stakes trivia about Saturday’s Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie and John B. Campbell Handicaps from Laurel Park.
Our RaceBrief offers news and notes from mid-Atlantic racing.
Trainer Linda Gaudet hopes there really is strength in numbers, as she’ll saddle two of the five runners in Saturday’s John B. Campbell Handicap at Laurel.
With a spate of weather-related cancellations, a very slow week of mid-Atlantic racing led to a very slow week of claiming, in our Claimbox report.