Jockey Rosario Montanez was seriously injured Friday at Laurel Park, and within 24 hours, the state racing community was supporting a Gofundme page for him.
Mr. d’Angelo, 17-1 upset winner of last fall’s Maryland Million Turf, will make his first start since then in an allowance Saturday at Laurel Park.
Threes Over Deuces surged late along the rail to win Laurel Park’s Independence Day featured allowance and push his earnings past $350,000.
Harpers First Ride trounced a stakes quality field in Laurel Park’s Friday feature to run his career record to six wins from 10 starts.
Maryland-bred Lewisfield, a multiple stakes winner, is set to make his first start since December in a Saturday allowance at Laurel Park.
Laurel Park’s Friday featured allowance includes five runners with at least $400,000 in earnings, topped by seven-time stakes winner Alwaysmining.
Jockey Trevor McCarthy, slugging it out with Sheldon Russell for leading rider at Laurel Park, won four races Saturday.
Multiple stakes winner Cordmaker, who nearly upset last year’s G3 Pimlico Special, has been training well towards his return, trainer Rodney Jenkins said.
Stakes winner Ionic and graded stakes-placed Theodora B. will tangle in the Friday allowance feature at Laurel Park.
Fresh off a dominant allowance triumph in fast time, three-year-old Hello Beautiful may be headed for graded stakes company, her trainer said.