Lightening Larry’s win iin Saturday’s De Francis Dash took a detour when he was vanned off, but the next morning he was “doing fine,” his trainer said.
Some tracks canceled Saturday, but the show went on at Laurel Park, and trainers and riders told us how they beat the heat.
In two stakes for Maryland-breds Saturday at Laurel Park, Robin Graham and Marya Montoya, who had combined for just eight wins this year, came up big.
While racetracks north and south of Laurel are canceling their Saturday cards, De Francis day at Laurel Park is slated to go forward, plus news and notes.
With extreme heat in the forecast, Laurel Par will cancel its Friday live racing program and shift it to August 3.
Veteran Eons repeated in Saturday’s Prince George’s County Stakes to top a day with three stakes contested at Laurel Park.
Trainer Jamie Ness, who lost his first 32 starts, has made up for lost time ever since and on Sunday at Laurel Park won his 4,000th race.
Trainer Graham Motion will saddle the morning line favorites in Saturday’s Prince George’s County Stakes at Laurel Park versus defending champ Eons.
Cordmaker, the millionaire Maryland-bred who won the Grade 3 General George, has been retired after suffering an injury in his last start.
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…