Glorious Empire, the Chuck Lawrence-trained, Fair Hill-based runner who was a finalist for the top turf horse of 2018, has been retired.
Glorious Empire, a Grade 1 winner in 2018, will make his first start of ’19 in Saturday’s G3 BWI Turf Cup at Laurel Park.
Eclipse finalist Glorious Empire was injured at the end of 2018, but trainer Chuck Lawrence is hoping an innovative proecedure gets his star back in action.
Maryland stalward Bill Boniface will be honored with the Finney Award for lifetime achievement Monday at Laurel Park.
A pair of runners in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup – Jaywalk and Glorious Empire – jumpstarted their seasons with summer wins at Delaware Park.