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Laurel Plans Nine $100,000 Stakes On Labor Day Weekend; Tesio Offers Preakness Berth

The Maryland Jockey Club announced today it will play host to nine $100,000 stakes races on Labor Day Weekend, including the Federico Tesio, a 'Win and In' for the Preakness Stakes (G1), the Weber City, a 'Win and In' for the Black-Eyed Susan (G2), and three stakes on the turf at Laurel Park.

Laurel will run an additional seven days in August and September due to the Maryland State Fair withdrawing their application to run this year.

The races on Monday, Sept. 7 will include the Tesio for 3-year-olds and Weber City Miss for 3-year-old fillies, and three races on the turf – the Henry Clark and Laurel Dash for 3-year-olds and up, and the All Along for fillies and mares.

There will be four $100,000 stakes on Saturday, Sept. 5. The Polynesian and Deputed Testimony for 3-year-olds and up, and the Alma North and Twixt for fillies and mares.

Laurel resumes live racing this week Thursday afternoon with a 12:40 first race post.

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Co-Owned By Andy Stronach, Manitoba Derby Winner Mongolian Wind Aims For Preakness Stakes

Co-owned by Andy Stronach and his breeder, Mongolian Stable, Mongolian Wind was a somewhat surprising 7-1 winner of Monday's $60,000 (US$44,763) Manitoba Derby at Canada's Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The 3-year-old gelded son of Mucho Macho Man was making just his third career start, following a maiden win at Los Alamitos for a $40,000 tag in his most recent start on June 28.

Mongolian Wind lead throughout Monday's nine-furlong contest to hold off challenger Mr. Unusual to win by a head. The final time was 1:54.00 over the fast main track, and the victory has Stronach thinking bigger stakes in the future for the Kentucky-bred.

“I want him to run him in the Preakness and I wanted to give him one more race. It's good for us, it's good for Manitoba, it's good for everybody,” Stronach told the Winnipeg Free Press. “My family owns the (Preakness) track and we want to support it. He's just learning how to run.”

Read more at the Winnipeg Free Press (behind paywall).

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Labor Day Stakes at Laurel Park Worth $900,000

Laurel Park has annonced a Labor Day weekend stakes line-up worth $900,000. The nine stakes on offer include the Federico Tesio, a ‘Win and In’ for the GI Preakness S., and the Weber City, a ‘Win and In’ for the GII Black-Eyed Susan S. Both races will be held Monday, Sept. 7. The Labor Day card will also feature three races on the turf–the Henry Clark S. and Laurel Dash for 3-year-olds and up, and the All Along S. for fillies and mares.

There will be four $100,000 stakes Saturday, Sept. 5: the Polynesian S. and Deputed Testimony S. for 3-year-olds and up, and the Alma North S. and Twixt S. for fillies and mares.

Laurel Park will run an additional seven days in August and September after the Maryland State Fair withdrew its application to run this year.

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Nobody Puts Bode In A Corner: After Late Scratch In Monmouth Cup, Bodexpress Nominated To Whitney

After a late scratch from Saturday's Grade 3 Monmouth Cup, fan-favorite Bodexpress has been nominated to the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 1, reports bloodhorse.com.

The 4-year-old son of Bodemeister, best-known for his riderless romp in the 2019 Preakness Stakes, was scratched by the state veterinarian when it was noted that the colt was bleeding near his nostrils. Gustavo Delgado, Jr., the assistant and 31-year-old son of trainer Gustavo Delgado, said the blood was due to a scratch on Bodexpress' nose incurred while he shipped to Monmouth Park.

“This horse is full of stories, but this one is not because of him,” said Delgado Jr. “He behaved well and he was doing everything that he had to do. He came back good, scoped fine, and he's already home and walked this morning.”

Bodexpress jumped onto the racing scene with a second-place finish as a maiden in the 2019 Florida Derby, running just behind Maximum Security. He finished 13th in the Kentucky Derby, and spun back to run in the Preakness Stakes two weeks later. The temperamental colt reared and lost jockey John Velazquez at the start, then ran around the Pimlico oval on his own before he was eventually corralled by an outrider. The antics earned Bodexpress a large fan following on social media.

He returned to the races five months later, breaking his maiden at Gulfstream Park West, and concluded his sophomore season with a third-place finish as the favorite in the G3 Harlan's Holiday at Gulfstream.

In January, Bodexpress ran fifth in the G1 Pegasus World Cup, but finished an uncharacteristic 11th in the Gulfstream Park Mile one month later. He returned in March to be third in the G3 Hal's Hope, again as the post-time favorite.

Overall, Bodexpress' record stands at 2-3-2 from 13 starts for earnings of $359,500.