In this Maryland Million Moment, 3-year-old Karan’s Notion scored a stunner in the 2020 Sprint, saving owner-trainer Nancy Heil’s farm.
Karan’s Notion, the horse that in 2020 saved Nancy Heil’s farm, prevailed in a thriller in Saturday’s Laurel Park allowance feature
Three 2020 Maryland Million winners are back to defend their crowns this year, but only Hello Beautiful is likely to be favored.
Nancy Heil lost her husband in 2014, and then in early 2020, she was just weeks from losing their farm. And then Karan’s Notion arrived.
Karan’s Notion, upset winner of the Maryland Million Sprint last month, was easily best in an allowance at Laurel Park Thursday in his first start since.
In a 50-year training career, Nancy Heil had never had a Maryland Million starter until today, when Karan’s Notion upset the Sprint.