Post Time was impressive in his seasonal debut, taking the Jan. 28 restricted Jennings Stakes at Laurel. The 4-year-old Frosted colt looks for his first graded victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 General George for 4-year-olds and up at seven furlongs. The Maryland-bred juvenile champion of 2022, Post Time has won 6 of 7 starts, with the lone defeat coming in Keeneland’s Perryville last fall, his only start outside of his home state. He rallied from last to first over a sealed, sloppy track in the Jennings to earn a career-best 104 Beyer Speed Figure. “He had a really good work on Sunday,” trainer Brittany Russell said. “It makes you wonder a little bit [about the quick turnaround from the Jennings] because of the number that came back, but when a horse is doing as well as he is, you have to take a swing.” :: Bet the races with a $200 First Deposit Match + FREE All Access PPs! Join DRF Bets. Considered a quirky horse earlier in his career, Russell attributes some of Post Time’s continued improvement to maturity. “He’s a Fair Hill resident, but I’ve been bringing him down to Laurel a week or 10 days before his races,” Russell added. “He just puts his mind on business and has been so professional since his last run.” With four prior stakes victories at Laurel, Nimitz Class is no stranger to the circuit. Purchased privately after his final start of 2023, Nimitz Class was transferred to trainer George Weaver and finished eighth of 12 in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup. He’s thrived at longer distances over the last year or so but has been very successful sprinting in the past. Seven’s Eleven finished second in the Jennings after making two moves during the race. He’s hit the board in his last seven dirt appearances, including two wins against Maryland-bred or -sired stakes competition. Veteran 10-year-old Greeley and Ben, a winner in 25 of 44 starts, removes blinkers for trainer Horacio De Paz. He is less than $10,000 away from becoming racing’s newest millionaire after finishing fourth in an allowance two weeks ago. No Cents also is consistent, with top-three finishes in his last five starts for trainer Cal Lynch, who recently achieved a career milestone by earning his 1,000th lifetime victory. He figures to be part of the pace along with the temperamental Cowan, himself closing in on millionaire status. Tenebris, a winner of two straight against weaker company, completes the field. Nellie Morse Stakes Hybrid Eclipse won last year’s Nellie Morse Stakes, and she returns to defend her title for Russell in the $100,000 event for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles. The 6-year-old Paynter mare has captured 7 of 12 starts at Laurel and exits a strong runner-up effort behind stablemate Saddle Up Jessie in the Carousel on Dec. 23. Last week, Saddle Up Jessie took Aqueduct’s Heavenly Prize. “[Saddle Up] Jessie’s form is good,” Russell said. “She’s a filly that could be on the improve, so Hybrid [Eclipse] loses nothing running second to her. There’s no ‘Jessie’ in here, so hopefully she’s the best of the group.” Charming Way steps into the stakes ranks for the first time after winning three consecutive routes for trainer Jamie Ness. Hashtag Lucky should show speed for trainer Rudy Sanchez-Salomon. “That’s how she runs,” Sanchez-Salomon said. “She just needs to be on the outside. When she gets horses to her outside, she won’t run. If she stays outside, she has a really good chance.” Frosty O Toole, In My Opinion, and New Hire enter off wins. Rosie’s Halo will scratch, per trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. John B. Campbell If you feel the need for speed, then Bob Marco is the horse for you in the $100,000 John B. Campbell Stakes for 4-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles. Trained by Kieron Magee, Bob Marco has won his last four starts in gate-to-wire fashion by a combined 25 3/4 lengths. In three of those races, he built up leads of at least a dozen lengths before coasting home under jockey Martina Rojas. Stakes-placed on turf earlier in his career, Bob Marco found his niche on dirt after being claimed for $20,000. He gets a class and distance test against some solid runners such as Grade 2 winner Double Crown, millionaire Forewarned, Maryland Million Classic winner Ain’t Da Beer Cold, and stakes winner Vance Scholars. Be Better doesn’t have much speed, but he looms the late threat for Russell and Repole Stable. The winner of the Deputed Testamony over this course and trip last summer, Be Better returns to nine furlongs after a fourth-place effort in the Robert T. Manfuso on Dec. 23. “After the last one, we focused on getting him here” because of the distance, Russell said. “He’s so trip-dependent [because of his running style], so we hope he can get it.” It’s Sizzling Time and Yodel E. A. Who both come in off victories. Martini Martin also is entered. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.