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.
The Stronach Group announced it would restrict 2yo races in Maryland to horses not on Lasix – which may put them at odds with horsemen and the Commission
Fresh off a five-win weekend, jockey Sheldon Russell is the leading rider by wins at Laurel Park and riding with confidence – and good health.
With opening day on Wednesday, Delaware Park announced the restrictions it will impose in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
We dig into the facts and figs of the Laurel Park meet to date to see who bettors ought to be on now – and who they should keep an eye out for.
Trainer Jorge Duarte, stricked with coronavirus earlier this year, has recovered and will saddle stakes winner Introduced Saturday at Laurel Park.
The speedy American Sailor slipped away to a big lead early and held off the late runners to beat five stakes winners in Monday’s Laurel Park feature.