Alwaysinahurry, last year’s Concern Stakes winner, has posted two works as he preps for a return to action, having not raced since August.
With Laurel Park closed because of track issues for the third time this year, the MJC’s Mike Rogers met with restive Maryland horsemen Jan. 8.
Racing returned to Laurel Park Thursday for the first time since Nov. 28, and – happily – the card went off without a hitch.
Two-year-old Vance Scholars won for the second time, both at a mile, to ease the sting of a difficult day in trainer Dale Capuano’s barn.
Undefeated three-year-old filly Moquist will look to win her fourth straight Friday against a tough allowance field at Laurel Park.
Undefeated Maryland-bred Moquist, three-for-three after an allowance win at Laurel Park, will try stakes company in her next start.
Trifor Gold, a narrow winner in Delaware Park’s Sussex Stakes last month, will try to make it two straight in Saturday’s Find at Pimlico.
The closure of Laurel Park because of the track surface has been a trial for many. But avoiding it in future isn’t just a matter of rebuilding the track.
Hicktown, a Verrazano filly trained by Dale Capuano, became the seven two-year-old to win during Pimlico’s 2021 meet on Friday.
Saturday’s Delaware Handicap undercard stakes feature a rematch of the Shine Again Stakes won by Chub Wagon over Hello Beautiful in a thriller.
