For connections, maiden score by Abbo has extra meaning
Five Hellions Farm’s Abbo – named for their late friend, horseman Bobby Abbo – broke her maiden impressively today at Laurel Park.
Five Hellions Farm’s Abbo – named for their late friend, horseman Bobby Abbo – broke her maiden impressively today at Laurel Park.
Sheikh of Sheikhs was the easiest kind of winner Friday at Laurel Park, his fourth win in a row.
The 61-day fall meet at Laurel Park features 34 stakes worth over $3.4 million and opens on Friday, September 7.
Laurel Park-based, Maryland-bred Still Having Fun, trained by Tim Keefe, looks to be a major player in Saturday’s G1 Allen Jerkens at Saratoga.
Saturday’s Maryland Pride Day served as a celebration of the state’s racing past, present, and future, with four stakes races and the induction of two Hall of Famers.
Urizar Velazquez, a 10-pound apprentice riding his first mount, earned his first victory Thursday at Laurel Park.
Laki and Lewisfield crossed the wire in Sunday’s Polynesian Stakes at Laurel together, with Laki put up via DQ to take the lead in the MATCH Series.
In a bi-state doubleheader, the MATCH Series will feature a Saturday race at Monmouth and a Sunday race at Laurel Park this weekend.
Once one of Maryland’s leading trainers, Dane Kobiskie returned for the first time in almost three years to win the Twixt Stakes with Still There.
The expected showdown between Crabcakes and Shimmering Aspen fizzled, while Crabcakes sizzled en route to a decisive score at Laurel Park.