Mopo Racing’s Alwaysinahurry swept to the lead at the top of the stretch and turned back a game effort from One Ten through the lane to earn his second career stakes victory in Friday’s $75,000 Howard and Sondra Bender Memorial at Laurel Park.
No Guts No Glory Farm’s Cocktail Dreaming, owned and trained by Jerry Robb, got up in the final strides to edge favored Musicmansandy in Saturday’s ninth-race finale at Laurel Park to help one lucky bettor hit the 20-cent Rainbow 6 for a $51,003.72 jackpot payout.
Defending champion Whereshetoldmetogo, a 13-time career stakes winner, and graded stakes winners Cordmaker and Double Crown top 24 horses nominated to the $75,000 Howard & Sondra Bender Memorial Friday, Nov. 25 at Laurel Park.