Post Time was the easiest kind of winner in Sunday’s Polynesian Stakes at Laurel Park and improved to 10-for-10 on his home track.
On the heels of a season that saw him place in the Breeders’ Cup, Maryland-bred Post Time has been named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2024.
Trainer Rodney Jenkins, who passed away Dec. 5, was remembered by other horsemen today as a consummate horseman.
Rodney Jenkins, who trained some of Maryland’s most popular recent horses, passed away Thursday at age 80.
Maryland-bred Post Time completed his major Breeders’ Cup prep Saturday, and his connections are enjoying the ride.
Maryland-bred Post Time is set to give trainer Brittany Russell, husband/jockey Sheldon Russell, and owner Ellen Charles their first Breeders’ Cup runner.
On a day featuring three stakes at Laurel Park, Post Time was the star of the show, dominating his overmatched rivals in the Polynesian Stakes.
Multiple graded stakes winner Post Time will take a “big swing” in Saturday’s Grade 1, nine-furlong Whitney, his first two-turn try.
Owner-breeder Ellen Charles, whose Post Time is one of the top current Maryland-bred runners, will receive the Special Award of Merit from Pimlico.
Family connections abounded as Post Time won the Carter, and owner Ellen Charles thinks her star may get a little bit extra from that.
