Trainer Claudio Gonzalez is looking to have three runners — one a defending champion — in Preakness weekend stakes next month.
Kwist, a son of freshman sire Nyquist, won at first asking at Laurel Park to be his dad’s first Maryland winner..
Joe Bravo won his seventh Monmouth Park stake of 2020, while Angel Cruz and Claudio Gonzalez hooked up for two Laurel stakes wins.
Fly On Angel threw down testing early fractions and then had just enough to hold off the closers to win the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks Friday night.
Lebda, a multiple stakes winner at Laurel Park, will try his luck in the Grade 1 Haskell Saturday at Monmouth Park.
Harpers First Ride trounced a stakes quality field in Laurel Park’s Friday feature to run his career record to six wins from 10 starts.
Lebda, a two-time stakes winner at Laurel Park for trainer Claudio Gonzalez and Euro Stable, is among 22 late nominees to the Triple Crown,
Though there’s been no Maryland racing in two months, trainer Claudio Gonzalez has kept stakes winners Lebda and Princess Cadey home.
Without racing – and with no clear date of return – Maryland horsemen are feeling their way forward while keeping safety top of mind.
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…