Trainer Mary Eppler won three today at Laurel Park, including a maiden race with impressive first starter Lovely Lady.
Four stakes for older horses are on Laurel Park’s Saturday card.
Three runners in Saturday’s What a Summer Stakes at Laurel have their eyes on bigger game down the road: the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie next month.
Trevor McCarthy and Kieron Magee topped Maryland’s year-long jockey and trainer ranks, respectively.
Jockey Forest Boyce traveled from New Orleans to ride Ghost Bay in today’s Maryland Juvenile Futurity. That was a wise move, as he rolled to a 4-length score.
Spotted Heart, fifth in the Maryland Million Lassie, turned the tables and registered a 23-1 upset in today’s Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship.
What’s on tap this weekend… the final stake of 2014 at Laurel Park, plus a couple of interesting maidens, and more. Our horses to watch…
October’s Maryland Million Lassie produced four next-out winners. Six Lassie runners are entered in Friday’s Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship.
Two weekend takes for Maryland-bred two-year-olds — the Maryland Juvenile Futurity and Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship — have attracted big fields.
Leading rider Trevor McCarthy suffered a broken wrist when unseated during the gallop-out after today’s second race at Laurel Park.