Pennsylvania-bred Angel of Empire was named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2023 after a campaign that saw him win the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby.
No More Time moved into the upper echelon in Kentucky Derby points with a front-running score in Tampa Bay’s Sam F. Davis Stakes.
Mosler Time’s win in a maiden claimer Saturday at Laurel Park gave veteran trainer Cal Lynch 1,000 victories in his career.
The next stop on the road to the Triple Crown will be at Tampa Bay Downs in Saturday’s G3 Sam F. Davis Stakes, worth 20 points to the winner.
The Triple Crown nominations released earlier this week include a half-dozen horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic and a larger number based here.
Multiple graded stakes winner and near-millionaire Endorsed, a half to Cody’s Wish, will stand stud at Maryland’s Northview Stallion Station.
Pennsylvania-bred Uncle Heavy rallied to post an upset in the Grade 3 Withers and earn 20 points on the Kentucky Derby trail.
Jean Aguilar, an 18-year-old apprentice jockey, earned his first two Stateside victories Friday at Laurel Park.
Prodigy Doll, a flashy (and splashy) allowance winner Sunday at Laurel, will wheel back in the G3 Barbara Fritchie Feb. 17.
The economic impact of the Maryland horse industry reached nearly $3 billion in 2022, according to the American Horse Council.