Saturday’s racing action in Maryland includes a trio of Laurel Park stakes races. The featured events go in succession, Races 6-8, and make up an all-stakes pick 3. Dry skies and temps in the low 50s are forecasted for Saturday.

Laurel: Race 6 (2:23 pm ET) | $100,000 Willa On the Move Stakes

Parx-based Michael Moore has been stellar with limited Laurel raids in recent years and has once-beaten #4 Takethemoneyhoney working sharp for her May return. This filly is 2-for-2 over the track and may benefit from some big-name barns present (Joseph, Rice, Amoss) and helping the price. Moore also adds #12 Alani, who is 4: 3-1-0 at Laurel and in excellent recent form. I’ll hone on these stablemates.

Laurel: Race 7 (2:52 pm ET) | $100,000 Dave’s Friend Stakes

A strongly contested pace is forecasted here and the patience displayed by #1 Subrogate should pay dividends. This sprinter has gone 3-for-3 when making the second start of his form cycle as he’ll be making on Saturday. He catches morning line favorite #8 Prince of Jericho at a shorter trip than that one’s best off the layoff. #1 Subrogate stands out as a single to this eye.

Laurel: Race 8 (3:22 pm ET) | $100,000 Richard W. Small Stakes

Not only did the 3-year-old #5 Barbadian Runner give local superstar Post Time the only loss of his Laurel career in the Maryland Million Classic, but third-place finisher Blue Kingdom since won an Aqueduct allowance for his fourth win in his last 5 starts. Barbadian Runner is a legit favorite here over the same 9 furlongs he negotiated last month, but the recipe to beat him would be with early speed. #6 Secret Zipper looks like potential lone speed, which takes on even greater upset potential with a small field size like this. The race runs through these two.

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