Maryland Million news and notes

Brilliant Ice’s Classic Maryland Million story

The story of Maryland Million Classic winner Brilliant Ice began with sad tears and ended with happy ones. In between came 30 years of striving.

With his win aboard Circle Home in the Maryland Million Ladies Saturday, Jevian Toledo drew even with Edgar Prado in Million victories.

Brilliant Ice romped to an emotional victory in Saturday’s Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park.

In the Maryland Million juvenile races, Shkhara Fire and Do It for Michael registered wins that packed extra satisfaction for their connections.

It took a scratch and a long rally, but Circle Home was up in time to win the Maryland Million Ladies Saturday at Laurel Park.

In this video, we catch up with John Piassek to handicap the late Pick 5 on Maryland Million day, featuring the Classic, Distaff, and more.

In this video, we catch up with John Piassek to handicap the late Pick 5 on Maryland Million day, featuring the Classic, Distaff, and more.

Sheilahs Warcloud, named for the trainer’s mom, could give Justin Nixon and Megan Kerford “a thrill” in the Maryland Million Distaff.

Re Markably, named for his trainer’s late husband, will look to burnish a resume already including a stakes win in the Maryland Million Nursery.

It’s gotta be destiny: a horse named Crabs N Beer has to win a Maryland Million race, doesn’t he? Keri Brion and Charles Blanford hope so.

In this video, we catch up with John Piassek to handicap the late Pick 5 on Maryland Million day, featuring the Classic, Distaff, and more.

In the first of several videos, we bring together John Piassek and Mackenzie Pfeiffer to handicap Saturday’s featured Maryland Million Classic.