Arrifana faced her toughest foes and first race around two turns and passed the tests, remaining undefeated with her fourth straight win.
Clubman, the well-beaten favorite in the Maryland Million Classic 12 days ago, bounced back to win a Laurel Park allowance today.
Breeders’ Cup hopeful Miss J McKay breezed a half over the Laurel Park turf Saturday morning with jockey Trevor McCarthy up for trainer Cal Lynch.
Laurel Park has spike its Saturday and Sunday cards because of a water pipe break which forced the track to dig up an area between the two finish lines.
A break in a water line has forced Laurel Park to cancel its Thursday card.
A break in a water line has forced Laurel Park to cancel its Thursday card.
Maryland Million has grown into exactly what Jim McKay envisioned: a mini-Breeders’ Cup for Maryland that for many participants represents the pinnacle.
Anne Arundel County Stakes winner Miss J McKay, a Maryland-bred, is headed to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, her trainer said.
Seven different sires won the seven primary Maryland Million stakes, with Friesan Fire’s son Forest Fire narrowly prevailing in the Classic.
My Sistersledge ran well but not quite well enough to win her third straight Maryland Million Ladies, which instead went to Zonda.