The Maryland route to the Preakness kicks off Saturday with the Miracle Wood Stakes, when Alwaysmining looks to take a step forward.
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-bred Still Having Fun, a Grade 2 winner, is the tepid favorite in a contentious renewal of the G3 General George Saturday at Laurel.
Late Night Pow Wow has won eight straight races and goes hunting big game in the G3 Fritchie Saturday at Laurel Park.
Trainer Jenn Patterson — Orb’s former exercise rider — will make her first start of ’19 when she sounds out Uncontested in the G3 General George.
It’s all going “according to plan” with Still Having Fun, as he breezed this morning towards next week’s G3 General George at Laurel Park.
At Laurel Park today, Lordhavemercy graduated while lighting up the toteboard, and Victor Carrasco escaped what would have been an unusual injury.
Correjon set a Laurel Park track record — albeit at a rarely-used distance — for his second straight score.
Predicted icy temperatures have led Laurel Park and Charles Town Races to cancel their Thursday cards.
Mesotherm dominated a Laurel Park allowance today and may (or may not) be headed to the G3 General George next month.