Regal Engagement earns Maryland Million Bonus
$6,367.21 carryover into Saturday’s Late “Value Pick 5” with 12% takeout

LAUREL, MD—If horseplayers haven’t already, they might be wise to jump onto the “Barbosa Bandwagon.”

Since June 15, jockey Jeiron Barbosa’s mounts have won 12 of 28 starts, a whopping 43% strike rate. Horseplayers who blindly plunked two dollars on each of those horses were rewarded with a $4.06 ROI.

Jockey Jeiron Barbosa rides three winners

LAUREL, MD—The dependable and consistent Derbyness moved to the lead on the far turn, opened a clear lead, and just had enough left to fend off razor-sharp Preacha Meyers in Sunday’s co-featured ninth race, a second-level allowance for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/16 miles.

LAUREL, MD—In Zulu, the most widely spoken home language in South Africa, the word Isivunguvungu means “storm” in English.

At Laurel Park on Friday, South African-bred Isivunguvungu stormed down the stretch to edge a game Where’s Ray by half a length in a $56,000 allowance race at 5½ furlongs on the Fort Marcy Turf Course.

Trained by Graham Motion and ridden by Jorge Ruiz, Isivunguvungu made his first start of the year after going unraced since a sixth-place finish in Colonial’s Van Clief Stakes on August 9.

Big Earn eyes first stakes victory

LAUREL, MD—Kenneth Ramsey’s Whenigettoheaven seeks a third consecutive victory in Laurel Park’s $100,000 Ben’s Cat Stakes for 3-year-olds and up, the co-featured event on Saturday’s “Summerfest” program. The $100,000 Jameela Stakes for fillies and mares is also on the card.