Singing My Way (“fits with the likes of these… cycling back to good form,” we said) had it all his way in last night’s Mountain Starter Handicap at Charles Town. The gelded son of Wilko, with Victor Carrasco up, was bet down to 9-10 off a 5-1 morning line. He zipped to the lead in the very first jumps and was never headed en route to a seven-length victory. He’s now won eight of 25 career starts with earnings of more than $130,000. Jade Prince rallied into second, while Count on Lou was third…
Speaking of Victor Carrasco, the Maryland-based rider had a productive trip to West Virginia. In addition to his Mountain victory, he also guided Bail Bondsman to an easy win in an earlier allowance race on the card. Those were Carrasco’s first two rides at Charles Town this year…
At Parx Racing, two trainers had doubles yesterday. Patricia Farro struck in a claiming race with License to Cary and then later when Athena in Flight scored a front-running, 11-1 upset in a maiden special weight event for Pennsylvania-breds. Luis Calderon also struck twice, with Love On Line and Sister Friend, both in claiming events…
Three of the four sprints at Parx were won by horses on the lead at every call, while in the fourth, winner Bugsky made the lead between the first and second calls. Route race winners generally came from off the pace, with the exception of Sister Friend, who led throughout…
Elsewhere, Virginia Horseracing News reports (here) that both houses of the Virginia legislature have passed a bill that would allow the Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase to accept wagers on the Kentucky Derby, which takes place the first Saturday in May — the same day as the Gold Cup’s spring meeting. The bill is expected to have minimal impact on flat racing…
