The Maryland Racing Commission signed off on a controversial proposal to blend Maryland-restricted and Virginia-restricted stakes Wednesday.
Grade 1-winning millionaire Book’em Danno kicked off his 4-year-old season with a near-track-record win in the Boston Handicap at Colonial Downs.
Three times second in stakes company, Sheilah’s Warcloud will seek a breakthrough win in Saturday’s Safely Kept at Laurel Park.
Sheilahs Warcloud, named for the trainer’s mom, could give Justin Nixon and Megan Kerford “a thrill” in the Maryland Million Distaff.
Delaware Park’s Rocky Run Stakes concludes the track’s 2024 stakes schedule with a one-mile test for two-year-olds and field of 10.
Sheilah’s Warcloud, the beaten favorite in the Maryland Million Lassie, is favored again in Saturday’s Maryland Juvenile Filly at Laurel Park.
Saturday’s Miracle Wood and Wide Country Stakes kick off the local routes to the Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan. Our preview in bullet points.
Hibiscus Punch, winner of the 2021 G3 Fritchie, had her final breeze Saturday morning in preparation for the Jan. 29 What a Summer at Laurel Park.
Completing our 2021 wrapup, we remember some of the most important, exciting and memorable Mid-Atlantic races of 2021.
Hibiscus Punch, upset winner of February’s Barbara Fritchie Stakes at Laurel Park, will tackle a tougher opponent Saturday in Gamine.