Jockey Edgar Prado, who launched his career in Maryland and went on to reach the sport’s greatest heights, announced his retirement.
Colonel Sharp impressed in a front-running allowance win over a field that included the comebacking multiple graded stakes winner Something Awesome.
Saratoga Bob held on gamely to win this afternoon’s Maryland Million Classic to give trainer Katy Voss her first Classic win.
Which riders are having the best season at Laurel Park? We look beyond the standard metrics.
Which riders are having the best season at Laurel Park? We look beyond the standard metrics.
It was a nondescript race on a nondescript day, but it produced a special moment when jockey Edgar Prado won his 7,000th career race in a claiming tilt at Parx Racing Tuesday.
Racing back in Maryland, where his career launched, jockey Edgar Prado is nearing a remarkable milestone: 7,000 wins.
Fresh off a narrow win in the Charles Town Classic, Something Awesome will be pointed to the Grade 3 Pimlico Special next month, trainer Jose Corrales said.
Something Awesome prevailed in the $1.2 million Charles Town Classic, giving trainer Jose Corrales his first million-dollar-race win.
Edgar Prado and other winning jocks today employed a common strategy: stay out of trouble and get back to where it’s warm.