Laurel Park’s young guns were firing Saturday, with Axel Concepcion, Jeiron Barbosa, and Luis Rivera, Jr. combining to win six races.
In a half-dozen Laurel Park stakes, riders Angel Cruz and Jevian Toledo, trainer Jerry Robb and Brittany Russell, and stallion Munnings all had two winners.
Trainer Brittany Russell didn’t run what is probably her best three-year-old Saturday at Laurel, but she still swept the two sophomore stakes on the card.
Jockeys Angel Cruz and Jeiron Barbosa deadheated for the Laurel Park fall riding title, while Brittany Russell took home the training title.
Trainer Brittany Russell could become the first woman to finish the year as Maryland’s leading trainer – but she has to catch Claudio Gonzalez to do so.
Two-year-old Post Time continued to impress with a dominant, rallying score in Saturday’s Mayrland Juvenile Championship and may be on to bigger things.
Saturday’s 41st renewal of the Maryland Juvenile Championship brings together Maryland Million Nursery winner Johnyz From Albany and undefeated Post Time.
Maryland-bred near-millionaire Whereshetoldmetogo has been retired, trainer Brittany Russell said, after a career in which he won 13 stakes.
Laurel lover Hybrid Eclipse rallied from last to win the Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes for her fourth win in five local starts.
Caesar’s Wish winner Hybrid Eclipse passed on a New York stake to stay home at Laurel Park for Saturday’s Thirty Eight Go Go.