Copper Tax will leave from the far outside in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park, and a Preakness berth awaits the winner.
A case of equine herpesvirus has a Laurel Park barn under quarantine and led to fears about Saturday’s stakes card – but early returns are promising.
In a new BackTracks: Maryland-bred Dixieland Band third-best in a class that included two Classic winners but went on to big success in the breeding shed.
In this photo essay, The Racing Biz photographer Allison Janezic captures the horses and people who starred on Federico Tesio Stakes day at Laurel Park.
Patience proved to be the key for young trainer Phil Capuano, who got his first stakes win Saturday, and veteran rider Feargal Lynch, who took the Tesio.
Today’s Federico Tesio Stakes is a “win and in” for the Preakness. Here are the best Tesio winners, rated by their Preakness finishes.
Coffeewithchris and Prince of Jericho have run one-two in three Laurel Park stakes races so far. Saturday’s Federico Tesio is the biggest one yet.
It was a Mike Trombetta-trained exacta in Saturday’s Federico Tesio at Laurel Park, with Joe narrowly holding off stablemate Mr jefferson to win.
With four stakes on the docket, it should be a big Saturday at Laurel Park, and we’ve got a preview in quick-hits format.
Two-time stakes winner Shake Em Loose, a late supplement to the Triple Crown, will seek a Preakness berth in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes.