Markakis, a Greek Sun colt named for the Baltimore Orioles rightfielder, won his debut today to polish off the Laurel Park card.
Trainer Dylan Smith, who served as the late Dickie Small’s assistant and took over his operation after his death, notched her first career win yesterday at Pimlico.
Veteran rider Horacio Karamanos won three races on Sunday at Pimlico, capping off a week that also included a major upset in the Twixt Stakes.
Aunt Ellen hadn’t shown much in 10 winless starts. The light came on today, though, as she rolled up the center of the lane to win the Twixt Stakes.
In our weekly LookBack, we review the weekend’s mid-Atlantic racing.
It was worth the wait for Horacio Karamanos. He rode his first two races of 2014 today at Laurel Park — and won both.
It took Lady Sabelia nearly to the end of her three year-old season to break her maiden. It took her just five more weeks to become a stake winner, and now it looks like the sky’s the limit.
On a big day at Laurel Park, three of the four stake winners paid at least $16 to win.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet shares her longshots and exotic plays with The Racing Biz.
Star turf sprinter Ben’s Cat — without a turf sprint on the card — will try his hand in the 1-mile Turf for trainer King Leatherbury.