Five-time Mister Diz winner Ben’s Cat and All Brandy champ Vielsalm aim to defend their crowns Saturday at Laurel Park on “Maryland Pride” day.
Trainer King Leatherbury and Maryland-based runner Xtra Heat headlined a Maryland-centric class that entered the Racing Hall of Fame today.
With Hall of Fame inductions this week, we revisit our conversation with King Leatherbury and Kenny Taylor, co-owner of Xtra Heat.
With Hall of Fame inductions tomorrow, we revisit King Leatherbury’s remarkable journey from trouble-making outsider to the pinnacle of horse racing.
Ben’s Cat was a non-threatening sixth in yesterday’s Grade 3 Parx Dash, but he was doing fine the morning after, said trainer King Leatherbury.
With Laurel Park’s first significant July racing in over a decade about to start, Maryland trainers are excited and optimistic — some cautiously so.
Ben’s Cat, recently second in the Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup, is pointed to the July 11 Grade 3 Parx Dash, which he won last year.
The top four in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico — including winner Ben’s Cat — will contest Saturday’s Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup at Penn National.
Perfect weather helped fuel big jumps in handle and attendance on Black-Eyed Susan day at Pimlico.
Nine-year-old fan favorite Ben’s Cat will face a solid group when he aims for his third straight triumph in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint Friday at Pimlico.
