In this photo essay, The Racing Biz photographer Allison Janezic captures the horses and people who starred on Federico Tesio Stakes day at Laurel Park.
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Forced to scratch highly touted Pharoahs Baby Gyal from the Weber City Miss, trainer Brittany Russell found a perfect replacement in Cats Inthe Timber.
Patience proved to be the key for young trainer Phil Capuano, who got his first stakes win Saturday, and veteran rider Feargal Lynch, who took the Tesio.
Today’s Federico Tesio Stakes is a “win and in” for the Preakness. Here are the best Tesio winners, rated by their Preakness finishes.
Grade 3 winner Wondrwherecraigis returned from a layoff running, earning a hard-fought victory in a salty allowance contest at Laurel Thursday.
Two-time stakes winner Girl Trouble will look to get back to winning in Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park with a Black-Eyed Susan spot on the line.
Coffeewithchris and Prince of Jericho have run one-two in three Laurel Park stakes races so far. Saturday’s Federico Tesio is the biggest one yet.
A bill passed late in the legislative session creates a racetrack operating authority that advocates hope is the framework for Maryland racing’s future.
Journeyman jockey Jorge Ruiz, who raced at Gulfstream Park over the winter, will make his return to Maryland with three mounts Friday.