After finishing third as the favorite in his last two starts, Forever Souper looks to rebound Sunday in the $100,000 Prince George’s County going 1 1/8 miles on turf at Laurel Park. The Prince George’s County is one of three stakes, along with the Jameela for fillies and mares and the Ben’s Cat, on Sunday's card. The Jameela and Ben’s Cat are six-furlong turf sprints restricted to Maryland-bred or -sired performers. Forever Souper kicked off his 2024 campaign by beating Florida-bred competition in both the Sunshine Turf at Gulfstream Park and the Turf Classic at Tampa Bay Downs. He then finished third behind the sharp Dataman in Laurel’s Henry Clark and the Cliff Hanger at Monmouth Park. Forever Souper was stuck behind horses turning for home in the Clark and raced three wide every step in the Cliff Hanger. “He got hung out in that three or four path and never could recover,” trainer Michael Trombetta said. “It certainly hurt his chances. I don’t know if he was good enough to win, but he would have done much better.” There doesn’t appear to be much speed in the Prince George’s County, and Trombetta believes Forever Souper will be close to the pace. :: Subscribe to the DRF Post Time Email Newsletter: Get the news you need to play today's races!  Like Forever Souper, Highland Chief is cross-entered in Saturday’s Million Preview at Colonial Downs, but trainer Graham Motion confirmed by text that the Grade 1 winner races here. After participating in the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Turf, Highland Chief went to the sidelines for 532 days. Since returning to the races, he has finished fifth at 1 1/2 miles in the Elkhorn on April 20 at Keeneland, then faced traffic issues when fourth over soft going in Pimlico’s Dinner Party on Preakness Day. Motion’s Hardspun Reason makes his stakes debut in search of his fourth consecutive victory. The Maryland-bred gelding by Hard Spun returned from a layoff to rally off a fast pace to grab an open second-level allowance at Laurel. Stellar Lute, Grade 2 winner Wow Whata Summer, Eldest Son, and The Addison Pour complete the field. Ain’t Da Beer Cold is entered for the main track only. Ben’s Cat Thanks to the conditions of the Ben’s Cat, the best horse is stuck on the also-eligible list. Maryland-foaled entrants get first preference, and Witty, a multiple stakes-winning Pennsylvania-bred by leading Maryland stallion Great Notion, didn’t make the cut. The half-brother to Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf Sprint winner Caravel finished second in the Grade 2 Highlander at Woodbine less than two weeks ago in his first start since Qatar Racing and Marc Detampel joined Witty’s ownership group. Qatar and Detampel purchased Caravel in partnership with Madaket Stables prior to her biggest victories. “He’s doing very, very well,” said trainer Elizabeth Merryman. “I’m leaving it to the racing manager and the partnership to talk about [whether we’ll start on Sunday]. Sheikh Fahad [Al Thani] of Qatar Racing has always expressed an interest in partnering on Witty.” Merryman also entered Mission Man, a half-brother to Caravel and Witty. Mission Man recently captured a state-sired allowance around two turns. “I’ve been dying to run the horse six furlongs on the turf,” Merryman said. “If there was an allowance race that was right, he would be in it, but it’s so rare to find a six-furlong race on the grass. The horse has all the ability he wants to have, but it’s more of a matter that he gets a little stuck in his head.” Whenigettoheaven looms a threat after winning his first start for trainer Nolan Ramsey, a second-level allowance that produced a career-best 90 Beyer. Matta was third in this race last year when it was contested at five-eighths at Pimlico. The 8-year-old finished third in his seasonal debut on May 17. “I thought it was a good race off the winter break,” Trombetta said. “We’ve been able to come back and breeze him a few more times. This is probably a bit of a tougher group, but on his best day, he belongs.” Tidewater parlayed a rail-skimming trip to a sharp first-level allowance victory on June 15. Great Idea, Bump N Run, Johnyz From Albany, Tiz No Clown, Had to Have Him, and Sue Loves Barbados also are entered. Arden’sluckytobe is entered for the main track only. Jameela Kissed by Fire and Bosserati, the morning-line favorites in the Jameela, are dropping out of open stakes. :: Bet the races with a $200 First Deposit Match + FREE All Access PPs! Join DRF Bets. Trained by Peter Eurton, Kissed by Fire won her final three starts of 2023, then finished fifth in the Grade 3 Las Cienegas at Santa Anita on Jan. 14. She did not perform up to snuff when last of 12 in the Giant’s Causeway on April 13 at Keeneland. Bosserati, the Maryland champion 3-year-old filly and Maryland female turf horse of the year in 2023, recently finished third in Monmouth’s Goldwood on June 22. Hollywood Walk ran a good third in The Very One in her seasonal debut, then didn’t fire when sixth in the Goldwood, a race that left trainer Trombetta perplexed. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.