Of bits and blinkers
If clothes make the man, does equipment make the horse? Bits and blinkers figured prominently in Saturday’s Laurel stakes.
If clothes make the man, does equipment make the horse? Bits and blinkers figured prominently in Saturday’s Laurel stakes.
A Mandaloun filly showed by Country Life Farm was named the Grand Champion at Sunday’s 92nd annual Yearling Show in Timonium.
Hymn improved to 3-for-3 since being gelded with his most impressive score yet, in Saturday’s De Francis Dash at Laurel Park.
For the first time in three decades, trainer Kenny Cox is scheduled to send out a runner in Saturday’s De Francis Dash with the streaking Wickeddivine.
The judge for the 92nd MHBA Yearling Show June 28 will be Breeders’ Cup-winning trainer Ron Moquett.
With the use of Lasix in Thoroughbreds set to be banned in late May, a group of trainers, including two Hall of Famers, call for its continued availability.
Rattle N Roll just ran down Speed Bias on the money to take the Pimlico Special, a win that trainer Ken McPeek said packs more punch than you might expect.
Whitmore had a five-race win streak snapped last, leaving him right on the brink of $1 million in earnings heading into Saturday’s G3 De Francis Dash.
In a terrific renewal, Whitmore was up late to win the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Handicap Saturday at Pimlico.
Pennsylvania-bred, Delaware-certified Tisdale — with plenty of Maryland in his background too — is a three-year-old with a bright future.