Laurel Park held a mid-card ceremony Feb. 18 for deceased rider Avery Whisman, and for riders and trainers, it kindled complex feelings.
Nine-year-old Eastern Bay proved he’s as good as ever, surpassing a million in earnings with his first graded win in Saturday’s G3 General George at Laurel.
Brief updates on the day’s stakes from Laurel Park…
Trainer Norman Lynn Cash has burst on the scene with a racing operation that violates all the norms – and has seven horses in Laurel Park stakes Saturday.
Trainer Carlos Mancilla will seek his first graded stakes victory Saturday when he sends out Factor It In in the G3 General George.
Eastern Bay and Factor It In, both multiple stakes winners, were among those on the Saturday worktab being pointed to the G3 General George Feb. 18.
C Z Rocket, a multiple graded stakes winner who was second in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, tops 36 nominations to the G3 General George at Laurel.
Laurel Park has announced a winter meet schedule that will include 40 days of live racing Jan. 1-March 31, topped by a pair of Grade 3 sprints.
The seemingly ageless Cordmaker earned the first graded stake win of his career when he surged to victory in Saturday’s G3 General George at Laurel park.
He’ll be a longshot, but onetime claiming horse Timeless Bounty will be carrying his connections’ hopes when he lines up in the G3 General George Saturday.