With Breeders’ Cup nearly upon us, it was all quiet in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, which was released Monday.
Anne Arundel County Stakes winner Miss J McKay, a Maryland-bred, is headed to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, her trainer said.
Maryland Million winners Saratoga Bob (Classic), My Sistersledge (Ladies), and Lewisfield (Sprint) top the event nominations.
The 2019 Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award will be given to Heather Cellinesi as part of the Maryland MIllion festivities later this month.
Trainer Vinnie Blengs, whose key career milestones included three graded stakes in Maryland and the Maryland Million Classic, passed away at age 90.
With a triumphant return in the G1 Santa Anita Sprint, Omaha Beach has rejoined \the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Nine-year-old Talk Show Man, who won the Maryland Million Turf in 2014 and 2018 and earned over $450,000 in his career, has been retired.
Trainer Kelly Rubley has had a big year, and it’s about to get even better, as talented Arrifana remained undefeated with an easy score at Laurel Park.
The additional hips at the Fasig-Tipton yearling sale are numbered 411-435, and you can see them online.
Caribou Club has set course records in his last two starts, including Saturday at Laurel, and may be bound for the Breeders’ Cup, his owner said.