Saturday’s Virginia Derby — err, Commonwealth Derby — finally belonged to a Virginia horse, after being run in Maryland. Confused?
One Go All Go controlled yesterday’s G2 Commonwealth Derby throughout to post a 35-1 upset and become the first Virginia-bred winner of the race.
Mr Speaker found the range today when he wore down Legendary to win the G2 Commonwealth Cup at Laurel Park.
The Racing Biz today released its latest In Focus wagering guide, to the two graded races to be run at Laurel Saturday and sponsored by the Virginia Equine Alliance.
Legendary registered his — and trainer Niall Saville’s — first stakes victory at Laurel. He’ll try to reprise that in Saturday’s G2 Commonwealth Turf Cup.
G1 winner Force the Pass, third as the favorite in the Secretariat, looks to recapture his winning form in the G2 Commonwealth Derby Saturday at Laurel Park.
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Formal Summation and Ruby Notion took Saturday’s Laurel Futurity and Selima, respectively. For both, the wins may be stepping stones to bigger things.
A pair of Grade 2 races usually contested in Virginia — the Commonwealth Derby and Turf Cup — will take place at Laurel Park next Saturday.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet plays the Pick 4.