Hours after landing in Dubai for the UAE Derby, trainer Jerry O’Dwyer, set to saddle Shotski, learned the race and the World Cup card were canceled.
Saturday’s Off to the Races Radio will feature trainer Jeremiah O’Dwyer and Pete Peterson of the Pennsylvania Equine Coalition.
Graded stakes winner Shotski gets a big test in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth, and he’s already taking the barn of Jerry O’Dwyer into uncharted territory.
Shotski, who trains at and broke his maiden at Laurel Park, breezed a half-mile Saturday in preparation for next week’s G2 Fountain of Youth.
In a small but competitive field for the G3 Fritchie, the Mike Stidham-trained Saguaro Row will hope to overcome local fave Anna’s Bandit.
Jockey Trevor McCarthy won twice to spice up a four-stakes card this past weekend at Laurel Park.
A pair of runners trained by Jeremiah O’Dwyer – Ilchester Cheetah and Cruise and Danze – are slated to contest Saturday’s Smart Halo Stakes at Laurel Park.
Stakes winners Newstome and Raging Whiskey are slated to square off in the James F. Lewis, III Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.
Just $15,000 at auction, two-year-old Rookie Salsa is already a stakes winner for trainer Jerry O’Dwyer and owners Designated Hitters Racing.
Video: Midlantic racing highlights for the past weekend include an upset in the WV Futurity, a filly her trainer describes as “a tough cookie,” and more.