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.
A clean trip, despite the muddy track, made all the difference as 3-year-old Malibu Beauty won Saturday at Laurel, with bigger races perhaps in the offing.
A stunning upset by Shackled Love in Saturday’s Private Terms Stakes at Laurel Park gave jockey Charlie Marquez his first stakes win.
Two Maryland-based horses recently won New York Stakes, and three more may try their luck this coming Saturday.
Threes Over Deuces surged late along the rail to win Laurel Park’s Independence Day featured allowance and push his earnings past $350,000.
Las Setas, upset winner of the Wide Country, will look to stretch her win streak to three in Saturday’s Beyond the Wire at Laurel Park.
Dazzling first-out winner Hoffa’s Union will make his next start for new connections, original trainer Gary Capuano said Wednesday.
Trying turf for the first time, O Dionysus notched his first win in over a year by taking a Pimlico allowance Thursday.
Stakes winner Line of Best Fit, who stumbled and lost her rider last out, returns looking for redemption in Saturday’s Nellie Morse Stakes at Laurel Park.
Multiple stakes winners Limited View and Whirlin Curlin, both entering off defeats, look to get back on track in a pair of Laurel sophomore stakes.