Susan Del Percio is a New York-based Republican strategist and founder of Susan Del Percio Strategies, a full service strategic communications firm.
The 11/8-mile, $150,000 race featuring nine runners is part of the 29th Jim McKay Maryland Million, which has attracted 124 entrants to the 11-race program. First post for the $1 million day is 12:15 p.m.
Ben's Cat won the Maryland Million Turf Sprint from 2010 to 2012; the race has since been discontinued. Leatherbury ran him in the mile-long $125,000 Turf last year, as he will again Saturday, in which he finished second.