Multiple stakes winner Laki, a seven-year-old, has been installed as the 5-2 favorite in Laurel Park’s Saturday feature, a $55,000 allowance.
Returning from an eight-month layoff, Laki took advantage of a speed duel to rally to victory in Monmouth Park’s opening day feature.
Laki, Midtowncharlybrown, and Dr. Feelgood are among the familiar names in Monmouth Park’s season-opening Oceanport Centennial Stakes this evening.
Laki, winner of the MATCH Series older male sprint division in 2018, is headed to the final leg of the Series Saturday at Monmouth and poised to repeat.
Monday’s big card at Parx Racing brought some clarity to the 2019 MATCH Series, but it also confirmed the Series will come down to the final weekend.
Laki and Ms Locust Point drew first blood in the MATCH Series, and both return on Saturday in Penn National stakes.
Saturday’s MATCH Series races at Laurel Park bring together some familiar faces, including the renewal of the Laki-Lewisfield rivalry/
It’s a graded race with a fat purse, but local trainers are undaunted; eight local runners are entered in Saturday’s General George.
Maryland-breds Laki and Lewsfield, who have faced off four times this year, are set to meet again in Saturday’s Bender Memorial Stakes at Laurel Park.
The MATCH Series concluded Saturday, and Jessica Krupnick narrowly won the overall series, with Laki coming up just short.