For the first time in five years, the absent Ben’s Cat won’t be the Laurel Dash favorite. But plenty of other runners have a chance to impact the outcome.
While Mike Trombetta hopes Thunder Pass reprises his last race in Saturday’s Laurel Futurity, Kathleen O’Connell wants anything but for Formal Summation.
West Virginia-bred Ruby Notion looks to be a solid favorite in Saturday’s Selima Stakes at Laurel Park, but an intriguing group is slated to run.
An evenly matched group of nine runners will go postward in Saturday’s $150,000 Lady Baltimore Stakes at Laurel Park.
The $150,000 Lady Baltimore tops a four-stake card on the opening Saturday of the Laurel Park meet, September 12.
Saturday’s Maryland Pride day was, by all accounts a home run. It also raised some questions, notably about state-bred racing and Maryland Million.
Rider Forest Boyce won three to close the Laurel Park summer meet, trainer Kieron Magee won at Saratoga, and other Maryland racing notes.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet plays the Pick 6, which has a mandatory payout.
Recaps of the Find, Jameela,and All Brandy Stakes, plus pictures.
Trainer Hamilton Smith has two promising runners — 3yo Miss Bullistic and Talk Show Man — looking to return from layoffs with stakes wins Saturday.