Blacktype takes Turf Cup in record time
Blacktype set a course record in blazing to a win in the Grade 2 Commonwealth Turf Cup.
Blacktype set a course record in blazing to a win in the Grade 2 Commonwealth Turf Cup.
Deeply Undervalued earned the first stakes win of his brief career with a one-length score in the Grade 2 Commonwealth Derby today at Laurel Park.
Jockey Victor Carrasco notched his first victory this afternoon at Laurel Park since being injured in early August.
Virginia racing analyst Nick Hahn chats with us about Commonwealth Day at Laurel Park, featuring three graded stakes and five others events for Va-breds.
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.
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.