Princess Kokachin used her early speed to best advantage in taking the Politely, while odds-on favorite Hello Beautiful finished last.
With star filly Street Lute thriving, trainer Jerry Robb uncharacteristically passed up an easy spot with her to await the G3 Charles Town Oaks.
Friday’s state-bred Sadie Hawkins Stakes at Charles Town provides a rematch of Star of Night and Bridging the Gap, one-two in last year’s My SIster Pearl.
The closure of Laurel Park because of the track surface has been a trial for many. But avoiding it in future isn’t just a matter of rebuilding the track.
Street Lute, a six-time stakes winner to date, will try the turf for the first time in her career in Sunday’s Stormy Blues Stakes at PImlico.
Sunday’s Shine Again Stakes includes five multiple stakes winner and features the return of 11-time stakes winner Anna’s Bandit.
Star of Night earned West Virginia-bred Horse of the Year honors from the WVTBA, while six award winners were sired by Fiber Sonde.
Jockey Xavier Perez has had some big years and had some lean years along the way but is now on the cusp of 1,000 career victories.
Bandits Warrior, a half-sister to the redoubtable Anna’s Bandit, was a dominant first-out winner Sunday at Pimlico.
Six-time stakes winner Street Lute will try to take the next step when she faces graded foes for the first time in Friday’s G3 Miss Preakness at Pimlico.
