#Jeff Runco

Most eyes were on Muad'dib leading up to Saturday's running of the $75000 Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes for West Virginia-breds traveling the three-turn distance of nine furlongs. And why not? He entered with 11 wins in 12 starts, a spotless record against state-breds, a victory last year in this event when it was contested as the A Huevo…

There are four stakes on the docket this weekend in the Mid-Atlantic, all Saturday. Three, including two for two-year-olds, are at Laurel Park, while the fourth is Saturday evening at Charles Town Races. The two-year-old races at Laurel are of particular interest - any stars in the making? - while the Charles Town stake, the renamed Randy…