Two noses were all that separated first from third in the Grade 3 De Francis Dash Saturday at PImlico, with Laki getting the bob.
Multiple stakes winner Laki will be considered for the Grade 3 De Francis Dash October 3 at Pimlico, trainer Damon Dilodovico said.
Multiple stakes winner Laki, a seven-year-old, has been installed as the 5-2 favorite in Laurel Park’s Saturday feature, a $55,000 allowance.
Returning from an eight-month layoff, Laki took advantage of a speed duel to rally to victory in Monmouth Park’s opening day feature.
Neither a change in tactics nor the toughest field he’d faced proved a problem for Taco Supream, who rallied to win the Maryland Million Sprint.
Laki, winner of the MATCH Series older male sprint division in 2018, is headed to the final leg of the Series Saturday at Monmouth and poised to repeat.
Ten-year-old Warrioroftheroses went over $500,000 in career earnings with a win at Pimlico today.
Saturday’s MATCH Series races at Laurel Park bring together some familiar faces, including the renewal of the Laki-Lewisfield rivalry/
It’s a graded race with a fat purse, but local trainers are undaunted; eight local runners are entered in Saturday’s General George.
Alwaysmining romped to a sharp win in the Maryland Juvenile Futurity Saturday at Laurel Park, while Money Fromheaven upset the Juvenile Filly Championship.