The two-year-old races on the West Virginia Breeders Classics card ran to form, with Direct the Cat dazzling and Jubawithatwist battling King Kontie.
Ain’t Da Beer Cold fell just short of Market Maven in the Maryland Million Classic but was elevated to first, giving trainer Kenny Cox his first Million win.
Trainer Jeff Runco arrives at WVBC night with a strong hand, including the favorites in the Classic and potential history-maker Penguin Power.
Young jockey Jeiron Barbosa has accomplished a lot in a short time, and Saturday he’ll aim for his first Maryland Million win.
Two-year-old Copper Tax will look to take the next step in his development Saturday in the one-mile Rocky Run Stakes at Delaware Park.
Trainer Kristy Petty will have her hands full saddling seven horses on WV Breeders Classics night, her first WVBC without longtime partner John Casey.
Trainer Phil Capuano will send out his first four Maryland Million runners Saturday, including one who was his uncle Dale’s final of 15 Million winners.
Trainer John Robb, with nine Maryland Million winners to his credit, will send out eight, topped by Distaff favorite Fille d’Esprit on Saturday.
Cyndy McKee, widow of owner-breeder-trainer John McKee, will keep busy this WV Breeders’ Classics night – by saddling two strong favorites.
The Lynn Ashby-trained Still Game looks to parlay home field and distance-oriented breeding to pull an upset in Delaware’s White Clay Creek Stakes Friday.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) is fatally flawed and must be replaced, says Rich Fischer of the North American Association of Racetrack Veterinarians.
Old Bay, second in all four of her career starts for trainer Mark Shuman, will try to change things up in Saturday’s Maryland Million Lassie.
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