Kicking off a series on Memorable Moments in the Mid-Atlantic: the fourth time was the charm for Kelso, when he won the ’64 Washington, DC International.
Caribou Club has set course records in his last two starts, including Saturday at Laurel, and may be bound for the Breeders’ Cup, his owner said.
Shippers Killybegs Captain and Caribou Club took the G3 De Francis Dash and G3 BWI Turf Cup, respectively, on a big day at Laurel Park.
Glorious Empire, a Grade 1 winner in 2018, will make his first start of ’19 in Saturday’s G3 BWI Turf Cup at Laurel Park.
Graded stakes top the news, including two Grade 1s and more, in the Week in social media.
A 25-1 longshot, Doctor Mounty upset the Grade 3 BWI Turf Cup over a yielding Laurel Park course.
Projected, winner of last year’s G3 BWI Turf Cup at Laurel Park, will look to defend that title in Saturday’s renewal of the race.
Four Midlantic stakes — including the G1 Delaware Handicap and G2 BWI Turf Cup — have been knocked down a level by the Graded Stakes Committee.
Feargal Lynch won two graded stakes at Laurel Park today, while Nik Juarez had a happy homecoming, taking the third graded event.
G1 winner Ring Weekend and defending champ Blacktype will try to take down the newly renamed Baltimore/Washington International Turf Cup at Laurel Park.