Three 2020 Maryland Million winners are back to defend their crowns this year, but only Hello Beautiful is likely to be favored.
Only three Maryland-based female trainers – Kelly Rubley, Linda Albert, and Nancy Alberts – have had a Preakness starter since 2000. Why?
Maryland-bred Top Line Growth, a Laurel record-holder, will look to add a graded score to his resume in the G3 Salvator Mile Sunday at Monmouth Park.
Top Line Growth, a stakes winner who’s also graded stakes-placed, will make his first start since September Friday at Laurel Park.
In her first start in three months, Arrifana prevailed in an absolute thriller in the Nellie Morse Stakes at Laurel Park.
Alwaysmining, the top Maryland three-year-old of 2019, rediscovered his winning ways with a solid triumph in the Jennings Stakes at Laurel Park.
Alwaysmining, who had a 6-race win streak snapped in the Preakness, will look to end a 4-race losing streak in Saturday’s Native Dancer at Laurel Park.
Grade 2 winner Still Having Fun and five-time stake winner Alwaysmining will meet for the first time in Saturday’s Bender Memorial Stakes at Laurel Park.
Arrifana faced her toughest foes and first race around two turns and passed the tests, remaining undefeated with her fourth straight win.
Trainer Kelly Rubley has had a big year, and it’s about to get even better, as talented Arrifana remained undefeated with an easy score at Laurel Park.
