Onus, a Shug McGaughey trainee, will make her stakes debut Saturday in the Grade 3 Commonwealth Oaks at Laurel Park.
Saturday’s Virginia Derby — err, Commonwealth Derby — finally belonged to a Virginia horse, after being run in Maryland. Confused?
Mr Speaker found the range today when he wore down Legendary to win the G2 Commonwealth Cup at Laurel Park.
The Racing Biz today released its latest In Focus wagering guide, to the two graded races to be run at Laurel Saturday and sponsored by the Virginia Equine Alliance.
Legendary registered his — and trainer Niall Saville’s — first stakes victory at Laurel. He’ll try to reprise that in Saturday’s G2 Commonwealth Turf Cup.
G1 winner Force the Pass, third as the favorite in the Secretariat, looks to recapture his winning form in the G2 Commonwealth Derby Saturday at Laurel Park.
At today’s Maryland Racing Commission meeting: a new quality assurance program in equine testing, a sharp rise in Timonium handle, and more.
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Formal Summation and Ruby Notion took Saturday’s Laurel Futurity and Selima, respectively. For both, the wins may be stepping stones to bigger things.
A pair of Grade 2 races usually contested in Virginia — the Commonwealth Derby and Turf Cup — will take place at Laurel Park next Saturday.