Jockey Jevian Toledo, Maryland's leading rider in 2015, closed Laurel Park's 24-day summer meet with a flourish to clinch his second career riding title on Sunday's closing day program. Toledo won 12 races over the final five live racing days, including a riding triple on both Saturday's Maryland Pride Day program, his 22nd birthday, and Sunday to finish with 29 victories, nine more than runner-up Feargal Lynch. A native of Puerto Rico, Toledo rode at least one winner on 16 of 24 racing days with nine multi-win days topped by four three-win days including July 16 and Aug. 13. He was first on Sunday with Race and Shine ($16.40) in the second race, Sweet Curls ($14.80) in the third and Boosting ($8) in the fifth.
Lynch had one winner Sunday with Dr. K'eogh ($11.60) in the fourth race. Victor Carrasco, who was leading the rider standings when he suffered a foot injury Aug. 7 and missed the final six racing days, finished third with 19 wins.
"I have to thank God and all the owners and trainers for giving me the opportunity. My agent [Marty Leonard] did a really good job with me," Toledo said. "All the grooms, they do all the work; I just ride the horse. These are hard races. My agent picked the right horses and I got lucky to cross the wire in front."
Tim Keefe and Hamilton Smith tied at 10 for the training meet title.
It was the fifth career meet title for the 71-year-old Smith and first since finishing in a three-way tie with Dale Capuano and Gammy Vazquez for Laurel's 2007 spring meet. He also led Laurel's 1998-99 winter, 1999 summer and 2000 winter-spring meets. Smith had a pair of two-win days during the meet, on July 23 and Aug. 5.
More horse racing: Barbara J. Houck's Savvy Street came through an opening on the inside to challenge front-running favorite He'll Pay and sprint clear to win the featured eighth race. The race was originally carded for 11/16 miles on the All Along Turf Course; Savvy Street ($11) ran one mile in 1minute, 37.42 seconds on a muddy main track. Grade 3-placed He'll Pay was second, followed by Sea of Roses and Sea Raven. … Tony Zhou of Jersey City, N.J., finished with a balance of $3,045 to edge John Scheinman of Baltimore and capture the Maryland Jockey Club Champions Handicapping Tournament held Saturday inside Laurel Park's Carriage Room. Mark Hagenbuch of Baltimore was third. … Racing moves to Timonium for the seven-day Maryland State Fair meet which runs Friday to Labor Day, Sept. 5, before returning to Laurel Park for the year-ending fall meet that opens Sept. 9.
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Redskins RB Jones not expected to be out long
Washington Redskins running back Matt Jones, who suffered a slight separation of the AC joint in his left shoulder in Washington's 22-18 preseason win over the New York Jets on Friday night, was said to be doing "okay" Sunday, but an exact time frame for his recovery and return to action remains unknown. Jones left the game in the first quarter and didn't return, departing FedEx Field with his arm in a sling.
The Redskins, Jones and those close to him maintain that they don't expect the injury to sideline the intended starter "for too long." But he's unlikely to play in this week's third preseason game, and he could miss additional time. People familiar with the situation said that Washington wouldn't likely bring in additional help at running back, whether by trade or through free agency and will instead rely on seventh-round pick Keith Marshall, undrafted rookie Robert Kelley, third-year veteran Chris Thompson and second-year player Mack Brown, who spent much of 2015 on the practice squad.
Following Friday's game, when asked about his level of comfort with his collection of backs if he had to go without Jones for an extended stretch, coach Jay Gruden was non-committal. "Well, we'll have to wait and see how long he's going to be out, watch the film to see how Chris Thompson, Marshall and Mack, see how they did, and obviously Rob," Gruden said. "We'll grade them out."
Meanwhile, the Redskins expect rookie wide receiver Josh Doctson to begin running this week after a strained Achilles' tendon has kept him on the physically-unable-to-perform list since the start of training camp. The 22nd overall pick of the draft, Doctson has worked with trainers, doing only limited calisthenics, since being instructed to refrain from running in the month of July while receiving treatment on the tendon, which he originally injured in May. The Redskins remain hopeful that Doctson could begin practicing shortly, possibly seeing some action in the final preseason game. But it remains possible that he will open the regular season on the PUP list, which would prevent him from playing in the first six games, at a minimum.
—Mike Jones, The Washington Post
Major League Soccer: Marcelo Sarvas and Patrick Mullins (Maryland) scored three minutes apart in the second half and host D.C. United (6-8-10) rallied for a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls (10-9-7) in a game delayed 75 minutes because of lightning.
Men's college soccer: No. 4 Maryland wrapped up its exhibition season with a 3-0 record after defeating visiting Xavier, 3-1, Saturday night. Eryk Williamson, George Campbell (McDonogh) and Sebastian Elney scored for the Terps and Cody Niedermeier (Broadneck) earned the win at keeper with three saves in 45 minutes. Maryland travels to UCLA to kick off the 2016 season Friday at 10 p.m. in Carson, Calif.
Women's college soccer: Nicole Wahlig and Emily Lung scored in the second half to lead Loyola Maryland (2-0) to a 2-0 victory over host UMBC (1-1). … Lauren Sajewich headed in the winning goal off a free kick in the 104th minute to lift TCU (2-0) to a 1-0 victory over host Navy (0-2). Dayton Wetherby made two saves on three chances for the Mids, who will face North Carolina-Wilmington on the road Friday at 7 p.m.