Aunt Ellen hadn’t shown much in 10 winless starts. The light came on today, though, as she rolled up the center of the lane to win the Twixt Stakes.
It was worth the wait for Horacio Karamanos. He rode his first two races of 2014 today at Laurel Park — and won both.
It took Lady Sabelia nearly to the end of her three year-old season to break her maiden. It took her just five more weeks to become a stake winner, and now it looks like the sky’s the limit.
On a big day at Laurel Park, three of the four stake winners paid at least $16 to win.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
Star turf sprinter Ben’s Cat — without a turf sprint on the card — will try his hand in the 1-mile Turf for trainer King Leatherbury.
How does he assess the Virginia racing season? Nick Hahn counts the ways, in his Colonial countdown.
Horacio Karamanos and London Lane shocked the Colonial Turf Cup at 50-1 — but remarkable feats in Colonial stakes are nothing new for the veteran rider.