G1 winner Ring Weekend and defending champ Blacktype will try to take down the newly renamed Baltimore/Washington International Turf Cup at Laurel Park.
The September 30 racing program at Laurel Park includes three graded stakes and five stakes for Virginia-breds.
Part 3 of 4 of our 2016 in review, in which we take a sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and most often bemused look at the year that was in the mid-Atlantic.
Blacktype set a course record in blazing to a win in the Grade 2 Commonwealth Turf Cup.
Mr Speaker found the range today when he wore down Legendary to win the G2 Commonwealth Cup at Laurel Park.
It’s Virginia… err, Commonwealth Derby day in, well, Maryland, and Virginia’s best tip sheet, Nick’s Picks, makes its return.
Legendary registered his — and trainer Niall Saville’s — first stakes victory at Laurel. He’ll try to reprise that in Saturday’s G2 Commonwealth Turf Cup.