Which trainers are having the best season at Laurel Park? We wanted to look beyond simply wins; here’s one alternative.
Ms Locust Point dominated a scratch-shortened field to win today’s G2 Barbara Fritchie Stakes with ease.
Uncle Jose Corrales and nephew Elvis Trujillo teamed up to win the G3 General George at Laurel Park on a family affair kind of day.
Three-year-old Maryland-bred Still Having Fun took the next step on the Preakness trail, winning today’s Miracle Wood at Laurel Park.
With Laurel Park not allowing shippers from New York because of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy, a dozen stakes horses are expected to scratch.
Still Having Fun is a solid favorite in Laurel’s Miracle Wood Stakes for 3-year-olds on Saturday, while the Wide Country, for fillies, is a wide-open affair.
Claudio Gonzalez-trained Afleet Willy is an even-money favorite in Saturday’s Campbell, while Shackleford’s kid sis looks for her first stake win, at Laurel.
Winners of Maryland Racing Media Association awards for 2017 include Irish War Cry (Md-based Horse of the Year), Sal Sinatra, Jim McCue, and Lacey Gaudet.
Ms. Locust Point is three-for-three at Laurel Park, and looking for a fourth straight score in Saturday’s Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie Stakes.
Awesome Banner, last out winner of the Fire Plug at Laurel Park, could go over $1 million in career earnings in Saturday’s Grade 3 General George at that track.