Trainer Hamilton Smith has two promising runners — 3yo Miss Bullistic and Talk Show Man — looking to return from layoffs with stakes wins Saturday.
Bodhisattva, eighth in the Preakness, will likely head to the Ohio Derby, while Talk Show Man, 11th in the Dixie, may look for a confidence builder next out.
The key to trainings, says Jose Corrales, is “trying to find your horse.” It certainly worked for his Bodhisattva and two other Pimlico stakes winner Saturday.
Talk Show Man and Xavier Perez rallied up the rail to win the Henry S. Clark Stakes – and earn a possible berth in next month’s G2 Dixie.
In our weekly feature, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet plays the Pick 3 and analyzes two recent replays from a key horse.
Talk Show Man, the 2014 Maryland Million Turf winner, made his first start of 2015 a winning one with a flashy score at Laurel Park.
After the two biggest races of Maryland Million day, one trainer fought back tears, while one owner couldn’t stop talking.
Talk Show Man rallied late to nail Ben’s Cat and win the Maryland Million Turf.
Our RaceBrief racing notebook grabs some of yesterday’s highlights and looks ahead to the future.