On Tap: Calm
On tap: no stakes but plenty of racing action in the mid-Atlantic.
On tap: no stakes but plenty of racing action in the mid-Atlantic.
Damon and Christine Dilodovico’s “once in a lifetime horse,” Immortal Eyes, spent four months in another barn. Now he’s back — and everyone’s smiling.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic rose for the third straight week, plus the region’s most active trainers, in our Claimbox report.
With a barn of claimers, Kieron Magee is having his best year yet, with two meet training titles. All it takes is a little — well, a lot of — flexibility.
Two barns with a combined total of three wins in 2014 came up big in Laurel stakes Saturday, which left trainers Lilli Kurtinecz and Bruce Alexander beaming.
Our weekend stakes gallery features Monmouth’s final stake of the season and a half-dozen turf stakes from Laurel Park.
Dreamsgonewild stalked the early pace before moving to the lead and holding off late-running Ben’s Cat to win the Laurel Dash.
Manchurian High rolled up late to win the Laurel Turf Cup and give trainer Lilli Kurtinecz her first stakes victory.
Madame Giry narrowly held off the late run of Monster Sleeping to win the Jameela Stakes for Maryland-breds at Laurel Park.
Medea closed from off-the-pace to post a half-length score in the Lady Baltimore Stakes at Laurel Park.