Laurel's Spring Stakes Spectacular Moved to April 24

As a result of the ongoing pause of live racing at Laurel Park through April 4, the Maryland Jockey Club has pushed its Spring Stakes Spectacular program back one week to April 24.

All seven stakes worth $750,000 in purses originally scheduled for April 17 will be run on the new date with a similar 12:40 p.m. post time. Nominations for all stakes are due April 3.

The Spring Stakes Spectacular is led by the $125,000 Federico Tesio Stakes for 3-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles and the $125,000 Weber City Miss Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at about 1 1/16 miles. The Tesio is a 'Win and In' qualifier for Triple Crown-nominated horses to the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 15, and the Weber City is a 'Win and In' event for the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) May 14, both at Pimlico Race Course.

Also as part of the program are the first stakes scheduled for Laurel's world-class turf course—the $100,000 Henry S. Clark Stakes for 3-year-olds and up and $100,000 Dahlia Stakes for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up, both at 1 1/16 miles, and $100,000 King T. Leatherbury Stakes for 3-year-olds and up sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs.

Rounding out the stakes program are a pair of sprints, the $100,000 Frank Y. Whiteley Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at seven furlongs and $100,000 Primonetta Stakes for females 3-year-olds and up going six furlongs.