Possible For Maryland Million After Sunday Feature Win; Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $8,832 for Friday’s Program
Possible For Maryland Million After Sunday Feature Win; Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $8,832 for Friday’s Program
Jockeys Russell, Cruz, Garcia Expected to Return Friday
Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $8,832 for Friday’s Program
LAUREL, MD – Wayne Harrison, Bob Manfuso and Katie Voss’ 3-year-old gelding Corvus may have earned himself a return trip to the Oct. 22 Maryland Million following his front-running victory in Sunday’s featured ninth race at Laurel Park.
The bay son of Dance With Ravens, who debuted last fall with a victory in the six-furlong Maryland Million Nursery on dirt, was making his second straight grass start in the $42,000 allowance for 3-year-olds and up.
Under jockey Jevian Toledo, Corvus ($8.60) ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.42 over a firm All Along Turf Course. He had won on of his previous ythree starts, a seven-furlong entry-level allowance on dirt Aug. 20, and was fourth by 1 ¾ lengths following an inside trip Sept. 9 going 1 1/16 miles in his turf debut, both at Laurel.
“He ran really well last time and got in a little bit of trouble. I thought he should have been second. It was the luck of the race,” said Voss, who also trains Corvus. “We’re just trying to get him to relax. He sat off the pace last time, but nobody wanted the lead today. He’s a fast horse, so 24 and 49 [seconds] is going easy for him. He had plenty left in the stretch.
“He came out of the last race really good,” she added. “This was a little quick back but there really wasn’t any other option for him that wasn’t too close to Maryland Million. If he comes out of this good we’d like to try that if it doesn’t come up too tough. If he’s good, we’ll go.”
Jockeys Russell, Cruz, Garcia Expected to Return Friday
Jockeys Sheldon Russell, Angel Cruz and Luis Garcia, each shaken up in separate incidents over the weekend, are all expected to ride on Friday’s program.
Russell, who returned in August after missing eight months with a torn labrum and fractured shoulder, was hurt when his mount, Dannhauser, broke down during Saturday’s $60,000 Bert Allen Stakes on the Commonwealth Day card. Clerk of Scales Frank Saumell said Russell was taken to the hospital complaining of a headache and sore thumb and was released after results of a CAT scan proved negative. He was replaced on all his mounts Sunday.
Garcia’s agent, Al Delape, said the rider was banged up but OK after being dumped prior to Sunday’s seventh race, a 5 ½-furlong turf sprint for 2-year-old maidens, by first-time starter Quick as a Wink. Cruz was named to replace Garcia and was also thrown by the Michael Trombetta-trained Broken Vow filly during the post parade, and was sore but fine. Quick as a Wink was scratched.
Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $8,832 for Friday’s Program
No one had all six winners in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 on Sunday, growing the carryover jackpot to $8,832.41 when live racing returns to Laurel on Friday.
First race post time is 1:10 p.m.
Tickets with five of six winners Sunday returned $86.86.
The Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 60 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners while 40 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.
Notes: Jockey Trevor McCarthy followed up his four-win day Saturday with another three victories Sunday, aboard Tracy Island ($6) in the first race, Full of Zip ($4.80) in the seventh and Sir Luca Richard ($4.60) in the 10th. Gabriel Saez was first with Cause She’s Fast ($8.40) in the fourth and Ravenheart ($17.80) in the eighth, while Jevian Toledo won with No Brakes ($10.20) in the sixth and Corvus ($8.60) in the ninth … No Brakes, an 11-year-old gelding, earned his 22nd victory from his 106th career start.
