Multiple Stakes Winner Copper Tax Working Toward Return
Nominations Close Saturday for Trio of $100,000 Stakes Nov. 9 Apprentice Matilda Burham Rides First Laurel Winner Thursday BALTIMORE – Rose Petal Stable’s 3-year-old Copper Tax, a three-time stakes winner at Laurel Park that has not run since late June, continues to train forwardly for his return to the races. Rose Petal’s Chris Loso said […]
Maryland’s Post Time Pre-Entered in Breeders’ Cup
Russell Aiming to Become Seventh Female Trainer with BC Win BALTIMORE – Hillwood Stable’s Maryland-bred multiple graded-stakes winner Post Time, trained by Laurel Park-based Brittany Russell, was among 14 horses and five also-eligibles pre-entered in the $1 million Dirt Mile (G1) when fields were announced Wednesday for the 41st Breeders’ Cup World Championships Nov. 1-2 […]
Post Time Puts in Final Local Work for $1M Dirt Mile (G1)
Multiple Graded Winner Scheduled to Leave for Del Mar Oct. 23 BALTIMORE – Everything remains on course for Hillwood Stable’s Maryland-bred and based multiple graded-stakes winner Post Time following his final local workout Saturday ahead of a scheduled start in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Nov. 2 at Del Mar. With assistant […]
Multiple G2 Winner Future Is Now Getting ‘A Little Breather’
Stablemate Arzak Possible for Return to Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar Jockey Sanchez Notches Thursday Hat Trick, Nine Races Friday BALTIMORE – Multiple Grade 2 winner Future Is Now, a 4-year-old Maryland homebred for R. Larry Johnson, has some scheduled time off coming following her record-setting victory last weekend at Keeneland. Laurel Park-based trainer Michael […]
Toledo ‘Very Proud’ to be Part of Maryland Million History
Jockey Tied Hall of Famer and Mentor Prado for Career Wins BALTIMORE – As a 12-time individual meet leader that has led the state in annual wins on four occasions, there is little that jockey Jevian Toledo hasn’t accomplished since arriving in Maryland more than a decade ago. Still, the 30-year-old native of Puerto Rico […]
Brilliant Ice Emotional Winner of $150,000 Maryland Million Classic
Richest of Eight Stakes, Four Starter Stakes, on ‘Maryland’s Day at the Races’ BALTIMORE – Crystal Park Stables Inc.’s Brilliant Ice powered through an opening along the inside at the top of the stretch and rolled home an easy 5 ¼-length winner in the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic to cap an emotional Saturday at Laurel […]
Bosserati Determined Winner of $100,000 Turf Sprint
Foxy Junior Up Takes Maryland Million Distaff Circle Home Closes to Win Maryland Million Ladies Turf BALTIMORE – Joel Politi homebred Bosserati, Maryland’s 2023 champion 3-year-old filly facing males for the first time, led every step of the way and held off a prolonged challenge from Great Idea in deep stretch to capture Saturday’s $100,000 […]
Starstruck Notion Gets Up in Time to Win $125,000 Turf
Circle Home Closes to Win $125,000 Maryland Million Ladies BALTIMORE – On the opposite end of a narrow loss last year, Ken Garcia homebred Starstruck Notion came with a steady run down the center of the track to reel in favored Sky’s Not Falling and win Saturday’s $125,000 Maryland Million Turf by a nose at […]
Do It for Michael Goes the Distance in $100,000 Nursery
Shkhara Fire Goes Last to First $100,000 Lassie BALTIMORE – No Guts No Glory Farm homebred Do It for Michael got out to an early lead, set a solid pace and had something left to hold off stakes winner Re Markably in deep stretch for a determined neck victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Nursery […]
Ramsey Seeking Another Milestone with Whenigettoheaven
Ex-Maker Assistant Taking Aim at Maryland Million Turf Sprint Eubanks’ Hoping to Punctuate Career Year in Maryland Million BALTIMORE – Whenigettoheaven has already provided Nolan Ramsey with two career milestones, and the 5-year-old gelding has a chance to give the fledgling trainer another one Saturday at Laurel Park. Less than six months since going […]