Apprentice rider Ashley Castrenze, learning on the job, said her fast start was both blessing and curse, and that her first stakes win Saturday was “a relief.”
Total weekend wagering (with one extra day) at Laurel Park nearly doubled that of the same weekend in 2015, the track announced.
Fan favorite Ben’s Cat couldn’t get it done today, finishing fifth behind Mosler in the Laurel Dash.
Onus set a course record in winning the Lady Baltimore Stakes at Laurel Park, while Renown cruised in the Laurel Turf Cup.
Three Laurel Park undercard stakes were won by horses making their first tries in stakes company, one with a rider winning her first-ever stake.
Debut winner Fly will look for a second straight score in Saturday’s Selima at Laurel Park. Plus odds and analysis of the race.
Greatbullsoffire looks for a third straight win Saturday in the Laurel Futurity — but other rivals should factor. Odds and analysis.
Total handle in the mid-Atlantic region fell 25 percent in August versus July, and the daily average was off by nearly five percent.
More than 200 horses were nominated to six Laurel Park stakes on the track’s opening Saturday, September 10.
Laurel Park’s summer average handle grew 12 percent, the company announced… plus, a gallery of the summer’s racing stand.