In our latest Rooting Interests piece, we visit with veteran Maryland-bred sprinter Action Andy, headed to today’s G3 Maryland Sprint Handicap.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
Another big Laurel Park card — with four stakes — may see star Ben’s Cat face a hard-hitting group in the Dave’s Friend Stakes.
In our weekly LookBack, we circle back on some recent top stories to see what happened next, plus some other news and notes.
The suddenly very good Ribo Bobo won his ninth straight yesterday with a dominant Maryland Million Sprint victory.
Jerry Robb aims for a sweep of the juvenile races at Saturday’s Maryland Million, while five other runners look to earn repeat victories.
Eighttofasttocatch won the Maryland Million Classic in 2011 but lost last year. Ben’s Cat won the Turf Sprint both years — but that race no longer exists. Both are back this year and loom large in their fields.
Three-time winner Ben’s Cat is among the pre-entries for this year’s Maryland Million.
Friday morning the Colonial Downs stakes barn was empty. But that figures to change shortly, as the contenders for the Colonial Turf Cup and its supporting races arrive.
While the Turf Cup is shaping up to be a “war,” the undercard stakes at Colonial Downs will also offer plenty of intrigue. Plus, Nick’s Picks for June 21!