Saturday’s Maryland Pride Day served as a celebration of the state’s racing past, present, and future, with four stakes races and the induction of two Hall of Famers.
The graded stakes-placed Sonny Inspired is favored in Saturday’s Not for Love, one of two Maryland-bred stakes on the card.
Trainer Phil Schoenthal will saddle two intriguing runners in Saturday’s Fire Plug Stakes at Laurel Park: defending champ Sonny Inspired and G3 winner Trouble Kid.
Several familiar names, among them De Francis Dash runners Rockinn on Bye, Final Prospect, and Sonny Inspired will contest Saturday’s Bender Memorial Stakes.
Sonny Inspired won two local stakes earlier this year and will try his luck against graded foes for trainer Phil Schoenthal on Preakness day.
Three runners entered in the Kentucky Oaks or Kentucky Derby head the three-year-old division of the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll.
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
Saturday’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic features a purse of $1.25 million and a contentious, wide open field topped by Donworth and local star Page McKenney.