Trainer Phil Capuano, 32, got his first Maryland Million win Saturday, while Hamilton Smith (81) and Jerry Robb (74) each scored twice.
Phil Capuano’s uncle Dale and father Gary have combined for 22 Maryland Million wins to date. He has two big shots to grab his first on Saturday.
Trainers and father-son duo Gary and Phil Capuano each won a 2-year-old stake Saturday, Gary at Delaware and Phil at Laurel.
Saturday brings Maryland’s first two-year-old stakes of the year in the Smart Halo (fillies) and James F. Lewis, III – and a chance for a juvenile to shine.
Witty and Mopo are among the familiar names in Saturday’s Laurel Turf Dash and Sensible Lady at Laurel Park.
Witty’s win in Saturday’s Ben’s Cat at Laurel Park pushed him over $1 million in earnings, while Mopo won the Jameela for her first stakes win.
Ms Notion and Blue Kingdom, two horses with very different resumes, will go hunting their first stakes wins Saturday at Laurel Park.
Ms Notion, a flashy first-out winner for trainer Phil Capuano, will look to build on that in Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Filly Stakes at Laurel Park.
Jean Aguilar, an 18-year-old apprentice jockey, earned his first two Stateside victories Friday at Laurel Park.
Trainer Phil Capuano will send out his first four Maryland Million runners Saturday, including one who was his uncle Dale’s final of 15 Million winners.