Twenty-year-old appentice rider Christian Maldonado earned his first career win when No More Mask upset the ninth Friday at Laurel Park.
Walter Rodriguez, a 24-year-old apprentice jockey originally from El Salvador, earned his first career win June 26 at Laurel Park.
With the July 1 implementation of the first set of Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) rules, here’s what they have to say about whip use.
Seven will face the starter in search of their first graded victory in Saturday’s 46th running of the G3 General George. Our preview in bullet points.
Belle of the North, rallying upset winner of the Safely Kept, will look for her second straight stakes win in Sunday’s Carousel at Laurel Park.
Belle of the North rallied from last to score the upset in Saturday’s $100,000 Safely Kept Stakes for an emotional trainer Jose Corrales.
The Jose Corrales-trained Air Token, once a $10,000 claimer, will look for his second consecutive stakes win in Friday’s Bender Memorial at Laurel Park.
Trainer Jose Corrales brings defending champion Something Awesome and the hard-hitting Unbridled Juan to Saturday’s G2 Charles Town Classic.
It’s a graded race with a fat purse, but local trainers are undaunted; eight local runners are entered in Saturday’s General George.
Multiple graded winner Something Awesome and Unbridled Juan, both from the Jose Corrales barn at Laurel Park, are under consideration for January’s Pegasus World Cup.
