Circling the Drain will seek his first career stakes win Sunday against seven rivals in Laurel Park’s Bald Eagle Derby.
The Todd Pletcher-trained Miracle is favored in Saturday’s Grade 3 Delaware Oaks, while a Brittany Russell pair will represent the home team.
Doppelganger, who gave trainer Brittany Russell and rider Jevian Toledo their first G1 wins, is expected to start next in the Met Mile at Belmont Park.
The Brittany Russell barn continued to roll out promising performers Saturday as Goodgirl Badhabits won an allowance by over 10 lengths.
In this photo essay, The Racing Biz photographer Allison Janezic captures the horses and people who starred on Federico Tesio Stakes day at Laurel Park.
Forced to scratch highly touted Pharoahs Baby Gyal from the Weber City Miss, trainer Brittany Russell found a perfect replacement in Cats Inthe Timber.
Grade 3 winner Wondrwherecraigis returned from a layoff running, earning a hard-fought victory in a salty allowance contest at Laurel Thursday.
Coffeewithchris and Prince of Jericho have run one-two in three Laurel Park stakes races so far. Saturday’s Federico Tesio is the biggest one yet.
Laurel-based Doppelganger and Parx-based Repo Rocks ran one-two in Saturday’s Grade 1 Carter Handicap at the Big A.
Trainer Brittany Russell will send out a pair of runners in Saturday’s Beyond the Wire Stakes at Laurel, including the promising Pharoahs Baby Gyal.