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Shimmering Aspen
13
Aug
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Shimmering Aspen easily best in Twixt Stakes

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Three-year-old Shimmering Aspen dominated her elders in an easy win in the Twixt Stakes, her second straight stakes score.

Shimmering Aspen
11
Aug
  • Kieron Magee
  • Laurel Park
  • Line of Best Fit
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Rodney Jenkins
  • Shimmering Aspen
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Shimmering Aspen favored in Twixt Stakes

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The talented Shimmering Aspen, a winner in four of six starts, is the morning line favorite for Saturday’s Twixt Stakes at Laurel Park.

Shimmering Aspen
17
Jun
  • Ellen Charles
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Rodney Jenkins
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  • Steve Hamilton

Shimmering Aspen follows rainbow to Alma North victory

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A rainbow “right over” her barn was a sign, Ellen Charles said. And Shimmering Aspen’s romp in today’s Alma North Stakes was the result.

Shimmering Aspen
15
Jun
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  • Christophe Clement
  • Crabcakes
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Rodney Jenkins
  • Shimmering Aspen
  • Yellow Agate

Yellow Agate, Shimmering Aspen to clash in Alma North

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Grade 1 winner Yellow Agate and local hopeful Shimmering Aspen are the headliners in Saturday’s Alma North Stakes at Laurel Park.

Top of Mind
11
May
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico
  • Rodney Jenkins
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  • Top of Mind

Rodney Jenkins pointing two at Preakness weekend

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Trainer Rodney Jenkins expects to run two horses — Shimmering Aspen and Top of Mind — in graded stakes Preakness weekend.

30
Apr
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Rodney Jenkins
  • Shimmering Aspen

After romp, Shimmering Aspen may try stakes company

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Shimmering Aspen dazzled in an easy allowance victory Saturday at Laurel Park. Next up: possibly graded stakes company on Preakness weekend.

Saida
10
Apr
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  • Irish War Cry
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Rodney Jenkins

Weekend wrap: April 10

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In our latest weekend wrap, Jersey-breds triumph, the grass is greener, and some punning.

Top of Mind
29
Oct
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Rodney Jenkins
  • Top of Mind
  • Victor Carrasco

Top of Mind takes Laurel feature

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Top of Mind validated his big effort in the G3 Commonwealth Turf Cup with a sharp win in Laurel Park’s featured allowance today.

Phlash Phalps
23
Oct
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  • Rodney Jenkins
  • Victor Carrasco

Phlash Phelps cruises to repeat Turf triumph

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After a tough season fraught with bad racing luck, Phlash Phelps put it all together Saturday in defending his Maryland Million Turf title impressively.

Phlash Phelps
20
Oct
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  • Katy Voss
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Million
  • Maryland Million Turf
  • Phlash Phelps
  • Rodney Jenkins

Hard luck Phlash Phelps aims for Turf repeat

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Phlash Phelps capped a perfect 2015 with a win in the Maryland Million Turf. He’ll defend his title Saturday and seeks to overcome the tough luck that’s dogged him this year.

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