Determined Kingdom is better now at five than ever before, and Sunday’s Van Clief at Colonial Downs could point a new way forward.
The Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced the results of its board election today, with five of the 15 seats up for grabs.
Miracle Wood Stakes winner Speedyness and Inveigled headline a wide-open Private Terms Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park with the Beyond the Wire also on tap.
Six of the nine runners in Saturday’s Grade 3 Barbara Fritchie Stakes are based in Maryland or Pennsylvania, as locals take a swing at a big prize.
Prodigy Doll, a flashy (and splashy) allowance winner Sunday at Laurel, will wheel back in the G3 Barbara Fritchie Feb. 17.
Chambeau and Determined Kingdom both won Saturday stakes at Colonial Downs, and for each it was the second stakes win of the 2023 meet.
Saturday’s Timonium Juvenile offers the Phil Schoenthal-trained filly Determined Driver a test against the boys and a chance to make an impression.
Determined Kingdom defended his title in the Punch Line Stakes to top a Colonial Downs card with four stakes for Virginia-breds.
Three graded winners, including Grade 1 winner Wicked Whisper and Grade 2 winner Tonalist’s Shape, will clash in Friday’s Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks.
The Stronach Group announced it would restrict 2yo races in Maryland to horses not on Lasix – which may put them at odds with horsemen and the Commission