Minit to Stardom, a Grade 2 winner on the dirt who also owns a Laurel turf course record, returns to action in a Laurel Park allowance Friday.
The new so-called Maryland “house rules” regarding equine safety are both more – and less than that, a mixture of policies, house rules, and regulations with broad industry support.
Trainer Graham Motion skipped bigger races to run Sharing in the Selima at Laurel, which paid off when she won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
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.
