Jeiron Barbosa, an 18-year-old apprentice jockey from Puerto Rico, made a splash his first day Stateside, winning with his first two Laurel Park mounts.
Jockey Angel Cruz, thrown from an injured horse earlier in the card, bounced back to win the Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes aboard Miss Leslie at Laurel Park.
Don’t blink or you’ll miss it! The Timonium race meet enters its final weekend Friday, the first of four days of racing at the Maryland State Fair.
Harpers First Ride made his return to stakes company a winning one as he scored for the second straight year in the Deputed Testamony Stakes.
Catching up with the undercard stakes from Tesio day, plus a gallery of the action, handle was strong, and more…
Harpers First Ride has taken trainer Claudio Gonzalez and rider Angel Cruz on a journey that continues Saturday in the G1 Pegasus.
Harpers First Ride was easily best in the Native Dancer Stakes at Laurel Park, earning his fourth stakes win of 2020.
Harpers First Ride, the beaten favorite in the Maryland Million Classic, got back on track Saturday in the Richard Small Stakes at Laurel Park.
Score one for the home team as Maryland-bred Harpers First Ride, trained at Laurel by Claudio Gonzalez, struck in the Grade 3 PImlico Special.
Joe Bravo won his seventh Monmouth Park stake of 2020, while Angel Cruz and Claudio Gonzalez hooked up for two Laurel stakes wins.