The talented Copper Tax overcame trouble to win the Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park and punch a Preakness ticket – if his connections want it.
Copper Tax will leave from the far outside in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park, and a Preakness berth awaits the winner.
Intrepid Dream won her first stake and fifth straight race over three years, and jockey Jevian Toledo won two stakes at Laurel Park Saturday.
There are four Laurel Park stakes on Saturday, all for older runners. Here are some of the storylines we’ll be keeping an eye on.
Copper Tax bounced back from two subpar efforts to win a Private Terms Stakes thriller at Laurel, while Determined Driver dominated the Beyond the Wire.
Multiple stakes winner Copper Tax, beaten last out in the Grade 2 Remsen, continued to work towards a return to action with a Friday half-mile breeze.
Laurel Park-based Copper Tax, a winner of five straight there and at Delaware, will stick his toe into Triple Crown trail waters in Saturday’s G2 Remsen.
In a pair of Delaware Park stakes for juveniles, a pair of runners, Copper Tax and Ringy Dingy, validated their favoritism and showed future promise.
Two-year-old Copper Tax will look to take the next step in his development Saturday in the one-mile Rocky Run Stakes at Delaware Park.
No Sabe Nada won a thriller while Intrepid Daydream made short work of her rivals as they won the last two Del-certified races of the year at Delaware Park.