LAUREL, MD. 09-06-14---Harold Queen’s Sheer Drama won as the crowd favorite in the $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes for fillies and mares, the second of four stakes races at Laurel Park Saturday afternoon.

Trevor McCarthy gave a confident performance aboard the 4-year old David Fawkes trainee. Today Sheer Drama covered the one mile distance over the fast main track in 1:35.75 and paid $4.60 as the betting favorite.  She beat South Andros by three lengths, with Made Up taking third.

“She was the best horse in the race,” said McCarthy. “The idea was to keep her out of trouble and let her go when it was time. At the start of the race it was a little tight down the backside. I let her sit where she was comfortable. I had her move up at the 3/8ths pole and when it was time to go in the stretch she was ready.”

The daughter of Burning Roma set a track record here at 1 1/16 miles last September during her 3-year-old campaign.

“She likes Maryland,” said assistant trainer Scott Acker. “We’re going to stay here and train for the next race. We got one stall. It looks like they have a race at Presque Isle for her. I’m glad we got the jockey. He’s a good one to have and he rode her very well.”

Sheer Drama improved to 3-of-11 lifetime with eight in the money finished for earnings of $203,920.

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.