Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Stakes should be a fun race, but it’s unlikely to launch the careers of two Classic winners, like the 1982 edition did.
In a new BackTracks: Deputed Testamony, still the most recent Maryland-bred Preakness winner, “knew what his job was,” rider Donnie Miller says.
A reunion brought racetrackers of years past to the Laurel Park winner’s circle Sunday, where they met two-year-old winner Putthepastbehind.
Our Ghosts of Preakness Past series celebrates past editions of the Middle Jewel. Today: 1983 and Deputed Testamony’s win for the home team.
Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Championship (now Futurity) should be a fun race, but it’s unlikely to launch the careers of two Classic winners, like the 1982 edition did.
A brilliant, ground-saving ride by jockey Don Miller played a major role in making Deputed Testamony in 1983 the most recent Maryland-bred Preakness winner.
Saturday’s edition of “Off to the Races on The Racing Biz Radio Network” will feature Preakness-winning jockey Don Miller, Fasig-Tipton’s Paget Bennett, and MJC head Sal Sinatra.
