Paco Lopez won a dozen races, including three stakes, last week to share Jockeys’ Guild Jockey of the Week honors with Umberto Rispoli.
Vote No rallied late to prevail in Delaware Park’s Cape Henlopen, one of three undercard stakes on the Delaware Derby and Oaks card.
A trio of other stakes support Saturday’s Grade 3 Delaware Oaks and Delaware Derby at Delaware Park, with some intriguing names in the entries.
Laurel Park hosts several stakes-quality allowances and its first baby race of 2024 this weekend. Here’s what we’re watching.
A pair of Maryland-bred stakes were off the turf Sunday, which was just fine for Riccio, who dominated his rivals in the $75,000 Find Stakes.
Jockey J. G. Torrealba piloted Malibu Beauty and Roanan Goddess to stakes wins Sunday at Laurel, his first two-stakes win day.
He won’t have the favorite, but trainer Gary Capuano is expected to have two legitimate shots to win Friday’s $100,000 Carousel Stakes at Laurel Park.
Fille d’Esprit, a onetime $10,000 claim, figures to go off as one of the shortest-priced horses of Maryland Million Saturday in the Distaff.
Jockey Mychel Sanchez got his 1,000th riding win in Saturday’s Rosenberger Memorial Stakes, and trainer Gary Capuano won both Delaware Park stakes.
With Delaware Park’s Peach Blossom Stakes taken off the turf, the field was at the mercy of Malibu Beauty, who dominated in a five-length win.