Winning important races at an empty Saratoga is very, very different, but it’s still very good, said a Midlantic trainer – one of several to win key races.
Whereshetoldmetogo, a two-time stake winner who gained fame when he tried to chomp a rival, looks to get back on track in the Polynesian at Laurel today.
Laurel Park-based Hello Beautiful, slated to race in next weekend’s Grade 2 Prioress at the Spa, had her final half-mile breeze in preparation Sunday.
Two Laurel Park-based runners – Hello Beautiful and American Sailor – will hit the road this weekend for out-of-town stakes races.
Jockey Rosario Montanez was seriously injured Friday at Laurel Park, and within 24 hours, the state racing community was supporting a Gofundme page for him.
Fresh off a dominant allowance triumph in fast time, three-year-old Hello Beautiful may be headed for graded stakes company, her trainer said.
Big City Bob will make his first start since last October’s G1 Champagne, in which he finished third, in Saturday’s Private Terms for 3yo at Laurel Park.
In her first move since winning the Maryland Juvenile Filly by a dozen lengths, Hello Beautiful showed trainer Brittany Russell “just what we wanted.”
While a small group of protesters gathered outside Laurel Park Saturday to condemn racing, horsemen had a message of their own.
Hello Beautiful dazzled in winning the Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship at Laurel Park,while Laddie Liam took the boys’ version.