The $75,000 Coalition Stakes will take place August 26 at Timonium and has drawn 43 nominations, including some graded stakes horses.
The current and next Maryland horsemen’s group (MTHA) boards should take certain steps in the interests of transparency — and democracy.
Three-year-old Shimmering Aspen dominated her elders in an easy win in the Twixt Stakes, her second straight stakes score.
Longtime Maryland breeder Elizabeth Binnie Houghton passed away earlier this week at age 79.
Five-year-old Divining Rod made his first start of 2017 in flashy fashion, cruising to a facile score in the Polynesian Stakes at Laurel Park.
Wise Gal, a two-year-old Einstein filly, won at first asking on the Laurel Park turf today.
The talented Shimmering Aspen, a winner in four of six starts, is the morning line favorite for Saturday’s Twixt Stakes at Laurel Park.
Our weekly Laurel Park Racing Notebook includes GQ’s horses to watch, headlines from the weekend, and hot jocks and trainers.
Grade 3 winner Divining Rod, third in the 2015 Preakness, is favored in his first start of ’17 in Saturday’s Polynesian Stakes at Laurel Park.
Longshot Rapid Dan surged to a clear win in Laurel Park’s Sunday allowance feature.
