Rudy Gay hosting boys showcase tournament

The second Rudy Gay Flight 22 Classic, a high school boys basketball showcase featuring East Coast teams, is set to take place Saturday and Sunday at Park School in Baltimore. Milford Mill and Frederick Douglass are among the area teams participating, along with Connecticut-based Wilbur Cross and Philadelphia’s West Catholic. Gay, a Baltimore native and former Archbishop Spalding standout who now plays for the San Antonio Spurs, started the event last year to provide a showcase for high school talent and raise money for his Flight 22 Foundation. For more information, go to rudygayofficial.com/flight22classic/ 1:04.77 over a fast main track to take the $18,000 maiden claiming event for 3-year-olds and up by 2 ¼ lengths. It was the first win from 16 career starts for Free to Trump, a son of Freedom Child based at Laurel with trainer Brandon McFarlane. Velazquez, who turned 26 on July 22, who rides with a 10-pound weight allowance, is a native of Chiapas, Mexico. ... Back in allowance company after three straight tries against graded-stakes competition, 5-year-old mare Broken Bridle emerged from a four-way photo finish with a neck victory in Thursday’s feature race at Laurel Park. Co-owned by trainer Gary Capuano and Paul Fowler Jr. and ridden by Alex Cintron, Broken Bridle ($15.20) ran 11⁄ miles in 1:43.08 over a firm Fort Marcy turf course in the $47,000 third-level optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares 3 and up.