Larry Johnson, who put his stamp on the Thoroughbred industry on racetracks and in boardrooms in Maryland and Virginia, passed away Feb. 4.
We caught up with the connections of today’s four Laurel Park stakes. Here’s what they had to say.
In what could have been her last race, Call Another Play bounced back to win the Geisha Stakes and earn some more time on the track.
Trainer Mike Trombetta and owner-breeder Larry Johnson teamed up to win two Virginia restricted stakes August 31 at Colonial Downs.
Maryland-bred Future Is Now scored an upset in the G2 Intercontinental at Saratoga, leaving her owner-breeder very happy, a little irritated, and hopeful.
Maryland-bred Mindframe’s short career so far makes him feel like an overnight success, but he’s the result of 40 years of work for breeder Larry Johnson.
Call Another Play rallied impressively to her third consecutive victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss at Laurel Park, co-feature of five stakes.
True Valour, entering his second year at stud, will move from Maryland and stand in 2024 at Virginia’s Legacy Farm, which has an open house scheduled.
Off to the Races Radio returns Saturday, October 21 with shows in Virginia and Maryland and plenty of great guests.
True Valour won stakes in four different seasons, including as an eight-year-old. Now he’s one of the most intriguing young stallions in Maryland.