LAUREL, MD. 01-29-15---KMN Racing LLC’s Lindisfarne broke from the gate like a shot, backed off two challengers who raced to her inside and then powered by them down the lane to win the $100,000 Marshua Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, the first of two stakes races this afternoon at Laurel Park.

Both the Marshua Stakes and the Frank Whiteley Stakes, which were lost to a weather induced cancellation last Saturday, were re-carded today to highlight a 10-race program.

The winner is trained by Rudy Rodriguez. She is based in New York but had come to Laurel on New Year’s Day to win an optional allowance test. Victor Carrasco rode her that day and retained the mount as the daughter of City Zip won by a length and a half, covering the six furlong distance in 1:11.40 over the fast main track. Lake Sebago delivered a fast closing rally to take second and Comforter finished third.

“Before I rode her last time, Rudy told me that she was very nice but she could be a little nervous,” Carrasco said. “This race was scheduled last weekend and we had the number one post position but when they re-entered for today we were the seven. I think it helped being on the outside. There was a lot of speed down near the rail so I just let my filly settle. I looked back around the 5/16ths to see if Lake Sebago was coming and I didn’t see anything so I just went and asked my filly to go. She responded really well. She ran a great race today.”

Lindisfarne is now three-for-five lifetime. This was her first stakes win. She paid $12.80.

Rodriguez’s other entry in the race, betting favorite Eloquent Tribute, finished fourth.

About Laurel Park
Laurel Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.