Dr. Kathleen Anderson honored by Daily Record
LAUREL, MD—Some horses have a nose for the winner’s circle.
Our Day Will Come has a big nose.
The gritty colt, trained by Gina Perri, earned his sixth win in a dozen starts in Friday’s featured seventh race at Laurel Park, a $62,500 optional claimer for 3-year-olds at six furlongs.
Benefiting from a patient ride by jockey Matilda Burnham, Our Day Will Come relaxed in the ideal position as favored Buds Notion battled with Caseofthemondays through a quick opening quarter mile in 22.91 seconds.
Buds Notion overtook his pace rival coming into the stretch, but the early duel drained his energy. Burnham swung Our Day Will Come three wide, and they surged past Buds Notion to win by 3 ¾ lengths in 1:14.54 on a fast track that played slower than usual due to some early morning rain.
Caseofthemondays finished third, 1 ¼ lengths behind Buds Notion. Slay Sadie Slay and Flirty Bajan followed. Palacios was scratched.
Our Day Will Come paid $9.40 as the second choice in the betting. It was a Perri-family exacta, as Bud’s Notion is a homebred owned by Gina’s father, Frank Perri.
“The plan was to stalk the speed,” Burnham said. “He ran huge. That horse knows how to win.”
Our Day Will Come made his first 11 starts for trainer Phil Capuano and was claimed by Perri on behalf of Carl Iannotta’s C J I Phoenix Group for $40,000 after finishing third on March 8.
“Matilda has been helping us,” Perri said. “She recommended us [to Carl]. This is the second horse we have for him. He picked him.”
Bred in Maryland by Ponder Hill Farm, Our Day Will Come is by St. Patrick’s Day out of Defoe Street, by Street Sense.
Purchased for $10,000 as a yearling, Our Day Will Come won two of his first three starts, with both victories coming around two turns. After four straight losses, Our Day Will Come won three consecutive races at distances from six furlongs to a mile.
He has earned $184,270 and is still eligible for his first-level condition.
*Dr. Kathleen Anderson honored by Daily Record
Dr. Kathleen Anderson, a distinguished equine veterinarian, the Equine Medical Director at Fair Hill Training Center, and a member of the Board of Directors of The Maryland Jockey Club, was recognized as one of the Daily Record’s 2026 Top 100 Women.
This prestigious award recognizes accomplished women who make a lasting impact on Maryland through their leadership, service, and mentorship.
Dr. Anderson, a respected veterinarian and passionate supporter of the equine community, has devoted her career to establishing the standards of care and safety that define the horse racing industry.
*Around the track:
Jockey Jose Vargas secured the early Daily Double on Friday’s card. The apprentice used stalk-and-pounce tactics on both Boys Go to Jupiter ($15.60), for trainer Kerry Hohlbein, and Brindano ($6.80), for trainer Sergio Pradenas. With his win in the second race, Vargas’s apprentice allowance was reduced to five pounds.
Jockey Jevian Toledo also won two races this afternoon, both in gate-to-wire fashion. She’s Not a Lad ($6.40) won her second consecutive race when taking the fourth for trainer John Salzman Jr., and Pit Stop Man ($7.60) was too good for the competition in the sixth for trainer Anthony Farrior.
Farrior also saddled Greatwhitefleet ($5) to a maiden victory in the third race with jockey J. G. Torrealba.
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