Karamanos Wins Three Races at Laurel Park

Photo: Ryan Lasek / Eclipse Sportswire

Horacio Karamanos rode three winners Wednesday afternoon at Laurel Park to vault four spots in the rider standings.

 

The 41-year-old finished first aboard Cherokee Empire ($8.60-race 2), Northern Smile ($30.20-race 3) and Next Best Thing ($9.60-race 8) and now has 13 victories during the fall meet trailing only Trevor McCarthy (21 wins) and J.D. Acosta (15). Sheldon Russell and Victor Carrasco also have 13 trips to the winners’ circle.

 

In the trainer standings, Mike Trombetta and Jamie Ness share the lead with eight victories, two more than Hamilton Smith. Three other conditioners have saddled five winners.


POST TIME CHANGE, COLUMBUS DAY CARD

Beginning this Saturday, Laurel Park’s first post will shift to 12:35 p.m. for the balance of the calendar year. Live racing continues on a Wednesday through Saturday schedule (with holiday exceptions) through Dec. 31.

Next week, Laurel will conduct live racing on Monday, Oct. 13 (Columbus Day) instead of Wednesday, Oct. 15.

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