Jockey Julian Pimentel stole the Maryland Pride Day show, winning three of the four stakes at Laurel Park.
Veteran trainer Bill Komlo and M & D Stables – his daughter and son-in-law – teamed up to win both Maryland-bred stakes today at Pimlico.
Phlash Phelps, Monster Sleeping, and Middleburg are among 122 nominees to Pimlico’s two Maryland-bred and three Virginia-bred stakes closing weekend.
Closing day at Pimlico June 26 will feature three Virginia-bred and two Maryland-bred stakes.
Recaps of the Find, Jameela,and All Brandy Stakes, plus pictures.
Five-time Mister Diz winner Ben’s Cat and All Brandy champ Vielsalm aim to defend their crowns Saturday at Laurel Park on “Maryland Pride” day.
Mid-Atlantic tracks ran a baker’s dozen worth of stakes this weekend, and today’s RaceBrief has a winners photo gallery.
Trainers Dylan Smith and Niall Saville saddled their first stakes winners Saturday at Laurel Park, an achievement that left one breathless and the other chatty.
Vielsalm and trainer Dylan Smith both nabbed their first stakes victories when the horse ran down the entire field to win the All Brandy at Laurel Park.
On tap: Laurel opens with four stakes, while Parx and Monmouth host their biggest days for state-breds.