Kid Cruz remained undefeated at Laurel Park with a rallying score in today’s John B. Campbell Stakes at Laurel Park.
It’s been a surreal journey, says Adam Staple, who paid just $16,000 to claim Page McKenney, now a millionaire and the favorite in Saturday’s Campbell at Laurel.
Eleven runners are scheduled to tackle Saturday’s $100,000 John B. Campbell Handicap — and bettors will have plenty of live runners to choose from.
Each of Laurel Park’s three Saturday stakes has drawn 11 entries, highlighted by a salty crew ready to contest the G2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap.
Saturday’s Barbara Fritchie Handicap and Campbell Handicap at Laurel Park were thrilling races with exciting finishes. Our photographers were there.
Persistence was the word of Barbara Fritchie Handicap day, as horses — and jockeys — gave their all to take Laurel’s two stakes.
The bettors loved Managed Account, but Behemoth loves Laurel, and he overhauled the favorite in the last jumps to win today’s John B. Campbell Handicap.
This week’s On Tap features stakes trivia about Saturday’s Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie and John B. Campbell Handicaps from Laurel Park.
Trainer Linda Gaudet hopes there really is strength in numbers, as she’ll saddle two of the five runners in Saturday’s John B. Campbell Handicap at Laurel.
Seven fillies and mares are slated to go postward in Saturday’s rescheduled Barbara Fritchie Handicap at Laurel Park, while the John B. Campbell has drawn five older runners.