Dean Delivers, winner of July’s De Francis Dash, returns to Laurel Park Saturday to headline the Dave’s Friend Stakes.
Nominations have been released for three stakes to take place at Laurel Park November 23, all for older runners.
Jockey Jevian Toledo won a pair of stakes, one aboard ageless Greeley and Ben, who earned his 25th victory, to top the stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.
Saturday’s Robert T. Manfuso Stakes anchors a four-stake day at Laurel Park and features graded winners Magic Michael and Double Crown.
With three of his four career stakes wins in Maryland, Maryland-bred Jaxon Traveler probably is looking forward to returning for Friday’s Dave’s Friend.
Kaylasaurus bided her time in the rear before surging past pacesetter Princess Kokachin to win the Willa On the Move Stakes at Laurel Park.
Graded stakes winner Laki, who’s earned over $800,000 in his career, will make his first start in three month’s in Sunday’s Dave’s Friend at Laurel Park.
Jockey Trevor McCarthy won five races Saturday at Laurel Park, three of them in stakes, to wrap up the meet riding title.
Home Run Maker, a stakes winner last January at Laurel Park, will make his first start since June in Saturday’s Dave’s Friend Stakes at Laurel Park.
Favorite Tale won for the first time since 2015, and Bishop’s Pond continued a late-career surface switch to score in Laurel Park stakes today.