Embarr, who’s won two editions of the Brookmeade among four stakes wins, and Grade 3 winner Hard Enough top Saturday’s Virginia-bred stakes at Laurel Park.
Markakis, a Greek Sun colt named for the Baltimore Orioles rightfielder, won his debut today to polish off the Laurel Park card.
The five Virginia-bred stakes slated for Laurel Park on Saturday could include three of last year’s winners, as well as a 2014 graded stake winner.
Saturday’s Laurel Park card included four stakes — and a handful of horses, including defending Turf and Classic champs, targeting Maryland Million day.
Mid-Atlantic tracks ran a baker’s dozen worth of stakes this weekend, and today’s RaceBrief has a winners photo gallery.
Trainers Dylan Smith and Niall Saville saddled their first stakes winners Saturday at Laurel Park, an achievement that left one breathless and the other chatty.
Legendary earned his first stake win, and gave trainer Niall Saville his, in the Japan Racing Association.
After a 20-month injury break, Bern Identity has now ripped off three wins in just over a month after a flashy score in the Dave’s Friend Stakes.
Favored Sheer Drama proved much the best to win the Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes at Laurel Park.
Vielsalm and trainer Dylan Smith both nabbed their first stakes victories when the horse ran down the entire field to win the All Brandy at Laurel Park.