Special Envoy, who dominated Virginia-bred company last year, is favored in Saturday’s Edward Evans Stakes at Laurel Park.
In a pair of MATCH Series races Sunday at Monmouth Park, speedy filly Chalon and hard-hitting veteran Chublicious won dirt sprints.
The Arnaud Delacour trainee Special Envoy swept three Va-bred route stakes last year and is training towards a try at a repeat in 2018.
On a Delaware Park opening day that included a lengthy power outage, three-year-old Frippery restored order with a first-out maiden win for trainer Arnaud Delacour.
Multiple graded stakes winner Hawksmoor is 7-5 on the morning line for Saturday’s Dahlia Stakes at Laurel Park.
Nine fillies are set to contest Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park, which offers the winner a spot in May’s Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
Two-year-olds Vouch and Prince Lucky impressed, as expected, today at Laurel Park, prompting high hopes from their connections.
French-bred Canessar swept to a sharp score in today’s $100,000 Laurel Turf Cup in his first North American start.
Grade 3 winner Divining Rod, third in the 2015 Preakness, is favored in his first start of ’17 in Saturday’s Polynesian Stakes at Laurel Park.
Special Envoy and Queen Caroline proved best in a pair of Virginia-bred stakes at Laurel Park in June and will try to reprise those efforts on Saturday.