Ben’s Cat will aim for the 19th stakes win of his career on Thanksgiving eve when he looks to defend his title in the Fabulous Strike at Penn National — but it won’t be easy.
Trainer King Leatherbury said on Friday that he would likely scratch star Ben’s Cat from Saturday’s Dave’s Friend Stakes at Laurel Park.
In this week’s On Tap, there are four tough stakes at Laurel, and CT star Lucy’s Bob Boy looks to rediscover his winning ways.
Our weekly On Tap feature highlights the weekend’s best races and other events from around the mid-Atlantic!
Roadhog bided his time before wearing down Ben’s Cat late to win the Maryland Million Turf for the second straight year.
Our weekly On Tap feature highlights the weekend’s best races and other events from around the mid-Atlantic!
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her Maryland Million longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
Star turf sprinter Ben’s Cat — without a turf sprint on the card — will try his hand in the 1-mile Turf for trainer King Leatherbury.
At the Maryland Million post draw, you couldn’t shake the feeling that this old event is becoming new all over again.
Eighttofasttocatch won the Maryland Million Classic in 2011 but lost last year. Ben’s Cat won the Turf Sprint both years — but that race no longer exists. Both are back this year and loom large in their fields.