Nearly six dozen trainers will have runners in tomorrow’s Maryland Million, and for many, a win Saturday is a big win, indeed.
Leading rider Trevor McCarthy has 10 Maryland Million day mounts, including a pair of a.m. favorites.
Longtime stalwart Not for Love and newcomers Bullsbay and Street Magician are among the stallions represented at Saturday’s Maryland Million.
Roadhog has always been big, pushy and, well, a road hog. He’s also hogged the last two Maryland Million Turf crowns and aims for a third Saturday.
Ben’s Cat and Eighttofasttocatch have won almost 40 races and $3 million. The message of Wednesday’s Maryland Million draw: Enjoy ’em while you can.
Dale Capuano will send out two, including Ladies champ Monster Sleeping, to try to break a tie with King Leatherbury atop Maryland Million trainer standings.
With two races left in his career, Eighttofasttocatch is among three horses seeking Maryland Million repeats this Saturday.
The next leg of our Maryland Handicapping Series will feature great racing from Maryland Million day, plus selected West Virginia Breeders Classics races!
With the 2014 Maryland Million nearly at hand, we revisit last year’s edition, race by race. Today, Roadhog runs down Ben’s Cat to repeat in the Turf.
Longtime Maryland racetrack fixture Gelo Hall, who has served in numerous roles in the Thoroughbred industry, has won the 2014 Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award.