Nine fillies are set to contest Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park, which offers the winner a spot in May’s Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
Rocket Heat was 2/5 seconds off the track record in an allowance win that may presage a return trip to the McKay Turf Sprint next month.
Nakamura rallied late to break his maiden Saturday at Laurel Park as the track opened its turf course for the season.
Making just his second start since last May, Laki romped to victory in Laurel Park’s allowance feature and may be headed back to stakes company.
Which riders are having the best season at Laurel Park? We look beyond the standard metrics.
The return of turf racing, plus a carryover of nearly $300,000 in the Rainbow 6, are on tap at Laurel Park this weekend.
In our February Claimbox report: claiming activity is off by 4.5 percent versus 2017, plus trainers have been the busiest?
The April 21 Federico Tesio and Weber City Miss Stakes – awarding automatic entry to the Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan – drew 73 total nominations.
Two horses at Laurel Park were declared non-starters after gate issues Saturday, but Yes I Dance had no such issues in an allowance win.
Which trainers are having the best season at Laurel Park? We look beyond the standard metrics.