Though some observers called the July disqualification of Freudie Anne “the worst” they’d seen, the Maryland Racing Commission yesterday voted to uphold the stewards’ decision.
Some 219 horses were nominated to Laurel Park’s upcoming Commonwealth Day, which features three graded and five Virginia-bred stakes.
It was a nondescript horse in a nondescript race — but for jockey Anna Carrow, her first professional mount is one she’ll remember.
Jockey Victor Carrasco, injured since early August, has a single mount at Laurel Park today and then a busy weekend as he makes his return to riding.
With a half-dozen stakes at Laurel and Delaware, to say nothing of stakes held at Monmouth and Parx, here are five things we learned over the weekend.
Apprentice rider Ashley Castrenze, learning on the job, said her fast start was both blessing and curse, and that her first stakes win Saturday was “a relief.”
Total weekend wagering (with one extra day) at Laurel Park nearly doubled that of the same weekend in 2015, the track announced.
Fan favorite Ben’s Cat couldn’t get it done today, finishing fifth behind Mosler in the Laurel Dash.
Onus set a course record in winning the Lady Baltimore Stakes at Laurel Park, while Renown cruised in the Laurel Turf Cup.
Three Laurel Park undercard stakes were won by horses making their first tries in stakes company, one with a rider winning her first-ever stake.