Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club You’re allowed to crow a little bit when you win your debut the way BOASTFULLY IRISH did at Laurel today. Making his first start in a maiden special weight going 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf, he and Kevin Gomez bested nine rivals. “Boastfully Irish lacked speed, moved to […]
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Jaxer Sharp in Maiden Breaker
Photo by Adam Coglianese/NYRA If he can make it there, he can make it anywhere. JAXER graduated in his third start today, a maiden special weight for 2-year-old New York-breds at Belmont At The Big A going 1 1/16 miles on the turf. After a bit of brushing at the start, Jaxer “established a forward […]
Hidden Presence “From the Back of the Pack”
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club What a beautiful afternoon for a romp on the Laurel Park lawn. HIDDEN PRESENCE took her time, relaxing at the rear of the field in her 8 1/2 furlong claiming race before making her “presence” known down the stretch under Jorge Ruiz. She “settled off the inside, came under […]
Roundtop in a Nailbiter
Well that was fun to watch! After getting bumped at the start and trailing the field all the way down the backstretch, ROUNDTOP stole the show in his race at Delaware Park this afternoon. Going 1 1/16 miles on the turf in a claiming race with Kevin Gomez, he fought his way through a spot […]
Soleil Volant All Heart in Kent Stakes Win
He’s always knocking on the door….and today SOLEIL VOLANT earned his stakes win in the $150,000 Kent Stakes at Delaware Park. And we have to preface this one by saying that the partners who own him – Luke Bourque, Jacques Dupuis, Jr. and Bobby Sutton – are undoubtedly over the moon about their boy’s victory! […]
Proton Adds Name to Historic List
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club PROTON is now two-for-two and a stakes winner with his win in today’s Laurel Futurity. Steeped in rich history, the race was formerly a Grade 1 run on the dirt and considered one of the most prestigious contests for 2-year-olds on the American racing calendar. It is now run […]
Screen Test Stars at Laurel Park
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club SCREEN TEST made her second start a winning one at Laurel Park this afternoon. With Jorge Ruiz up, she faced nine other 2-year-old fillies going one mile on the turf. The chart is masterfully written: “Screen Test broke inward bumping a rival then was squeezed back soon after, edged […]
No Show Sammy Jo (GB) Repeats in All Along Stakes
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club She enjoyed it so much last year, she went back today and did it again. NO SHOW SAMMY JO (GB) defended her title in the All Along Stakes at Laurel Park this afternoon. And she did it with the same partner aboard in Jorge Ruiz; today’s win was their […]
Another Stakes Win for Toupie
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club She made her debut in a maiden special weight at Laurel Park on July 1, 2023. It was a winning effort, and every start since then has been in stakes company. TOUPIE was back at Laurel Park today for her latest win – the listed Sensible Lady Turf Dash […]
Distant Winter (SAF) Scores Again
DISTANT WINTER (SAF) kicked off what has been a very productive afternoon for Herringswell with her win the George Rosenberger Memorial, a 1 1/16th mile starter allowance on the turf at Delaware Park. This was her third U.S. start and her second win at Delaware Park. She won her North American debut there on June […]