Cutty Shark, a near-miss second in the Grade 3 General George in February, makes his first start since March today at Laurel Park.
Bruce Quade, chairman of the Maryland Racing Commission the last three years, will step down from that post while remaining a member of the Commission.
What did Saturday’s Maryland Million look like? A photo gallery of the day’s sights.
Handle jumped, the crowd was big, and everybody but (perhaps) King Leatherbury had a good time at Saturday’s Maryland Million at Laurel Park.
In addition to the Classic, Turf, and Sprint, there was plenty of other stakes action on Maryland Million day.
Admirals War Chest bounded out of the gate to the lead and just held on late to earn a neck victory in the 30th Maryland Million Classic Saturday at Laurel.
Six-year-old Jack’s in the Deck lodged his first stakes win since 2011 in upsetting Ben’s Cat in the Maryland Million Sprint.
No race has been less kind to favorites than the Maryland Million Ladies, where longshots routinely prevail. We catch up to three of those outsiders.
Ten years ago, La Reine’s Terms — the oldest Maryland MIllion winner — came off a year layoff to win the Turf for the Benders and Larry Murray.
Saturday’s Maryland Million Distaff will see defending champ Classy Coco and ’14 Lassie winner My Magician square off — both running for the same owner.