Edward P. Evans Stakes winner Largent is 2-5 on the morning line for Friday’s Bert Allen Stakes for Va-breds, which tops the Laurel Park card.
The fall stakes schedule at Laurel Park will feature nearly three dozen races with combined purses of more than $3.2 million, including the Maryland Million.
With the cancellation of the Colonial Downs race meet, five stakes for Virginia-bred or -sired horses will take place Friday at Laurel Park.
Coconut Cake is now three-for-four, and trainer Claudio Gonzalez celebrated the summer meet training title today at Laurel Park.
After going a month between mounts, jockey Katie Davis has returned to action with a flourish, winning with seven of 15 starters this month.
Pending Virginia Racing Commission approval, Maryland’s Laurel Park will play host to five stakes restricted to Virginia-bred or -sired runners.
The Stronach 5 national Pick 5 wager will not be held September 11 because one of the tracks involved, Golden Gate Fields, has canceled its card.
Three-year-old Dontletsweetfoolya, an eight-length allowance winner last time out, may try either the G3 Miss Preakness or G2 Black-Eyed Susan next.
Grand Cru Classe had just enough to hold off Market Rumor, remain undefeated, and earn a spot in the Black-Eyed Susan with a win in today’s Weber City Miss.
Whereshetoldmetogo, a two-time stake winner who gained fame when he tried to chomp a rival, looks to get back on track in the Polynesian at Laurel today.