Maryland Million hits 40 this year, and while the purses don’t move the meter quite the way they once did, it still holds extra meaning to Marylanders.
Grade 1-winning millionaire Book’em Danno kicked off his 4-year-old season with a near-track-record win in the Boston Handicap at Colonial Downs.
Three times second in stakes company, Sheilah’s Warcloud will seek a breakthrough win in Saturday’s Safely Kept at Laurel Park.
Sheilahs Warcloud, named for the trainer’s mom, could give Justin Nixon and Megan Kerford “a thrill” in the Maryland Million Distaff.
Stakes-placed Sheilahs Warcloud and Perfectly Wicked and flashy New York shipper Zuma headline Friday’s Laurel Park feature.
Sheilah’s Warcloud, the beaten favorite in the Maryland Million Lassie, is favored again in Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Filly at Laurel Park.