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.
Laurel Park’s spring meet kicks off Friday and will feature nine stakes, including the Federico Tesio and Weber City Miss.
Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico featured the disqualification of the first horse under the wire. Now you make the call…
Favored The Reds couldn’t quite get past Excellorator in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes but was put up via DQ after the latter impeded him.
Four of eight horses in the Tesio Stakes are Maryland-bred, and five are Maryland-based, giving the locals what they hope will be a strong hand.
The Federico Tesio Stakes, the last local prep for the Preakness, will take place at Pimlico for the first time since 2015 when it’s run April 24.
Maryland-bred Hello Hot Rod — training in Kentucky for Arizona-based owner George Sharp — will return home for a hoped-for Tesio-Preakness double.
Brooklyn Strong, fifth in the Wood Memorial in his first start in almost five months, may try the Tesio next as a prep for the Preakness, his trainer said.