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.
Our Gary Quill caught up and spent a few minutes with jockey Steve “Cowboy” Hamilton, returning to riding after a decade away.
Debut winner Fly will look for a second straight score in Saturday’s Selima at Laurel Park. Plus odds and analysis of the race.
Greatbullsoffire looks for a third straight win Saturday in the Laurel Futurity — but other rivals should factor. Odds and analysis.
Trainers Claudio Gonzalez and Wayne Potts benefited from trainer bonuses during the just-concluded Timonium meet, which saw handle grow 12 percent.
More than 200 horses were nominated to six Laurel Park stakes on the track’s opening Saturday, September 10.
Seven days of live racing at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium will kick off this afternoon.
Tamir Shanel will be the new executive vice president-food and beverage for The Stronach Group.
