Imperial Hint posted a dominant win in today’s Grade 3 General George Stakes at Laurel Park – the first graded win for his trainer.
For the second straight time, High Ridge Road ran down By the Moon late, this time to win the G2 Barbara Fritchie Stakes at Laurel Park.
It was father-son day at Laurel Park, as jockey Kendrick Carmouche and trainer Jose Corrales — and their sons — celebrated stakes wins.
Crabcakes and O Dionysus are favored in a pair of Laurel Park for three-year-olds, with local division leadership among the prizes.
Supporters have withdrawn legislation to give Maryland an equine medical director. Why? Blame BRFA.
Saturday’s two two-turn stakes for older runners — the Campbell and the Maryland Racing Media — both start from a key question.
Trainers Mary Eppler and Lacey Gaudet come from different generations and backgrounds. But, lives linked, both find themselves in the spotlight now.
Runners trained by Kiaran McLaughlin ran one-two in last year’s Barbara Fritchie, and he returns with another pair for Saturday.
Grade 3 winner Heaven’s Runway will gun for a third straight win against a salty field in Saturday’s G3 General George at Laurel Park.
Trainer Mary Eppler’s Page McKenney won the ’16 General George (at 7 furlongs) and the ’15 Campbell (9f). Saturday he’ll run in one or the other – but which?
