Local stalwart Lake Ponchatrain won the rechristened Dance to Bristol Stakes – a satisfying win for jock Xavier Perez, who also rode the race’s namesake.
After Dance to Bristol was honored as top Maryland-based horse, her rider, Xavier Perez snapped a long slump — aboard a horse, Bandbox, with an even longer slump.
A special Monday edition of On Tap, focusing on three stakes in the next two days.
Our weekly On Tap features the region’s best racing for the weekend to come.
Red-hot Maryland-based apprentice Victor Carrasco and Bowie-based sprinting filly Dance to Bristol are among the Eclipse award finalists.
With a record tied and Dance to Bristol’s retirement honored, it was that kind of day at Laurel Park on Saturday; even while looking forward, the mind kept reaching back.
Bowie-based Dance to Bristol headed off to the breeding shed in style, with a retirement ceremony at Laurel Park.
Starting following Dance to Bristol’s win in the Ballerina, The Racing Biz followed her every step of the way — from Bowie to Breeders’ Cup — in a weekly series.
Saturday’s Laurel Park card features four stakes — and a retirement ceremony for Bowie-based star Dance to Bristol.
Dance to Bristol finished sixth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, but her connections are still quick to call her “a dream come true.”